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GENERAL
Nickname: Black Raiders
Colors: Orange/Black
League: 5A District 3 (moving from 5A Group 2)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank*: #11
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Louden Grimsley 6'1" 175 Senior WR
RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: 21.2
2024 National Rank: #1866
2024 State Rank: #35
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -0.9
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: +5.1
2025 Starting Power Rating*: 14.6
2025 National Rank*: #1452
2025 State Rank*: #30
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): 10.9
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #3237
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 3.7
5-Year Dynasty Record: 29-18 (10-8 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 17.2
Dynasty National Rank: #3266
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 2.6
Dynasty Record: 117-96 (58-39 in league)
HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 6-4
2024 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (tied for 3rd)
2024 Points For Average: 33
2024 Points Against Average: 23.1
2024 Differential: +9.9
2024 Wins: #2781 Bishop Heelan Catholic (Sioux City) (26-7), #5041 Lincoln [Abraham] (Council Bluffs) (63-35), #5356 Glenwood (41-14), #6176 Sioux City North (Sioux City) (35-0), #6718 Ames (56-34), #10532 Lincoln [Abraham] (Des Moines) (54-6)
2024 Losses: #423 Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill) (48-3), #535 Valley (West Des Moines) (31-28), #743 Sergeant Bluff-Luton (Sergeant Bluff) (21-10), #781 Johnston (35-14)
2024 Opponents W-L: 57-47
Recent League Championships: 2011 (4A Missouri River), 2009 (4A Missouri River), 2006 (Missouri River)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/29 Sioux City North (Sioux City), 9/5 at Norwalk, 9/12 at Bishop Heelan Catholic (Sioux City), 9/19 Sioux City West (Sioux City), 9/26 at Ankeny, 10/3 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Des Moines), 10/10 at Johnston, 10/17 Lincoln [Abraham] (Council Bluffs), 10/24 at Ames
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Ankeny (30), Johnston (28.2), Bishop Heelan Catholic (Sioux City) (7.4)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Sioux City West (Sioux City) (-51.4), Roosevelt [Theodore] (Des Moines) (-23.4), Lincoln [Abraham] (Council Bluffs) (-17.6)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.9 (14.9 overall)
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -6.9
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -16.8
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #82
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #618
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 7-2
2025 Projected League Finish*: 3rd
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 1%
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