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GENERAL
Nickname: Orabs
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Matt Meendering
League: 2A District 1
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank*: #38

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: -13.1
2024 National Rank: #7703
2024 State Rank: #162
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -8.2
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -1.7
2025 Starting Power Rating*: -36
2025 National Rank*: #9478
2025 State Rank*: #199
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -5.6
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #6641
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 30.4
5-Year Dynasty Record: 13-29 (5-20 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 7
Dynasty National Rank: #5955
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 43
Dynasty Record: 102-106 (61-74 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 2-6
2024 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th)
2024 Points For Average: 14.8
2024 Points Against Average: 41.4
2024 Differential: -26.6
2024 Wins: #7264 Sibley-Ocheyedan (Sibley) (20-6), #12177 South O'Brien (Paullina) (45-21)
2024 Losses: #205 West Lyon (Inwood) (50-0), #2235 Western Christian (Hull) (42-7), #2246 Washington (Cherokee) (49-6), #2637 Central Lyon/George-Little Rock (Rock Rapids) (56-6), #3492 Emmetsburg (55-14), #4765 Unity Christian (Orange City) (52-20)
2024 Opponents W-L: 46-32
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st), 2005
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/29 at West Sioux (Hawarden), 9/5 Sioux Center, 9/12 Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn (Hartley), 9/19 at Western Christian (Hull), 9/26 Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley (Rock Valley), 10/3 at Unity Christian (Orange City), 10/10 Central Lyon/George-Little Rock (Rock Rapids), 10/17 at Washington (Cherokee)
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Western Christian (Hull) (11.9), Washington (Cherokee) (9.1), Central Lyon/George-Little Rock (Rock Rapids) (7)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn (Hartley) (-40.6), Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley (Rock Valley) (-23.1), West Sioux (Hawarden) (-16.8)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.2
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -8.2
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -15.4
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #90
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #449
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 1-7
2025 Projected League Finish*: 6th
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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