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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Jay Rozeboom
League: 1A District 1 (moving from 2A District 1)
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank*: #1

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: 49.6
2024 National Rank: #205
2024 State Rank: #1
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -5.4
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -3.5
2025 Starting Power Rating*: 34.3
2025 National Rank*: #395
2025 State Rank*: #2
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): 32.7
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #698
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 1.6
5-Year Dynasty Record: 48-10 (22-3 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 32.5
Dynasty National Rank: #879
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 1.8
Dynasty Record: 213-47 (124-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 13-0
2024 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2024 Points For Average: 41.5
2024 Points Against Average: 6.5
2024 Differential: +35
2024 Wins: #703 Spirit Lake (42-7), #1272 Van Meter (49-24), #1968 Kuemper (Carroll) (49-14), #2235 Western Christian (Hull) (42-7), #2235 Western Christian (Hull) (13-0), #2246 Washington (Cherokee) (46-6), #2637 Central Lyon/George-Little Rock (Rock Rapids) (41-7), #2897 Odebolt-Arthur-Battle Creek-Ida Grove (Ida Grove) (33-7), #4765 Unity Christian (Orange City) (49-0), #5645 Sioux Center (35-7), #6536 Garner-Hayfield/Ventura (Garner) (42-0), #7703 Sheldon (50-0), #9061 Lawton-Bronson (Lawton) (49-6)
2024 Losses: none
2024 Opponents W-L: 68-60
Recent State Championships: 2024 (2A), 2019, 2013 (A), 2010
Recent League Championships: 2024 (2A District 1), 2021 (2A District 1), 2019 (tied for 1st), 2017, 2014 (1A District 2), 2013 (A District 1), 2012 (tied for 1st; A District 1), 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: 13
Streak List: 8/30/24 Sioux Center (35-7), 9/6/24 Lawton-Bronson (Lawton) (49-6), 9/13/24 Odebolt-Arthur-Battle Creek-Ida Grove (Ida Grove) (33-7), 9/20/24 Unity Christian (Orange City) (49-0), 9/27/24 Western Christian (Hull) (13-0), 10/4/24 Washington (Cherokee) (46-6), 10/11/24 Sheldon (50-0), 10/18/24 Central Lyon/George-Little Rock (Rock Rapids) (41-7), 10/25/24 Garner-Hayfield/Ventura (Garner) (42-0), 11/1/24 Western Christian (Hull) (42-7), 11/8/24 Kuemper (Carroll) (49-14), 11/16/24 Van Meter (49-24), 11/22/24 Spirit Lake (42-7)

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/29 Western Christian (Hull), 9/5 at Central Lyon/George-Little Rock (Rock Rapids), 9/12 Unity Christian (Orange City), 9/19 at Alta-Aurelia (Alta), 9/26 Hinton, 10/3 at Ridge View (Holstein), 10/10 Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto/Charter Oak-Ute (Mapleton), 10/17 at Lawton-Bronson (Lawton)
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Hinton (14.2), Western Christian (Hull) (11.9), Central Lyon/George-Little Rock (Rock Rapids) (7)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Alta-Aurelia (Alta) (-39.7), Lawton-Bronson (Lawton) (-25), Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto/Charter Oak-Ute (Mapleton) (-21.5)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.3 (13.1 overall)
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -8.6
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -13.9
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #94
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #529
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 8-0
2025 Projected League Finish*: 1st
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 77%



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