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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Devils
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Dan Williams
League: Inter-Tri-County - Small
Playoff Division: VI
Playoff Division Rank: #16

RETURNERS
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Zach Tura 5'10" 170 Senior RB/LB
Chris Humphreys 6'2" 185 Senior LB
Justin Rota 6'0" 170 Senior DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense

RATINGS
2009 Final Power Rating: 17.2
2009 National Rank: #3733
2009 State Rank: #217
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.8
2010 Starting Power Rating: 17.2
2010 National Rank: #3441
2010 State Rank: #213
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2009 Rating): 1.8
Dynasty National Rank: #7143
2010 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.4
Dynasty Record: 52-22 (36-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2009 Overall Record: 10-1
2009 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2009 Points For Average: 34.5
2009 Points Against Average: 9.5
2009 Differential: +25
2009 Wins: #4777 Western Reserve (Berlin Center) (24-11), #5033 Mineral Ridge (21-8), #6212 Springfield (New Middletown) (29-20), #8279 Wellsville (50-12), #9149 Lowellville (50-6), #9601 Leetonia (48-7), #11230 Southern (Salineville) (14-7), #11892 Jackson-Milton (North Jackson) (35-0), #13025 McKinley (Sebring) (42-0), #13095 Windham (42-6)
2009 Losses: #2905 Hopewell-Loudon (Bascom) (28-24)
2009 Opponents W-L: 53-60
Recent League Championships: 2009, 2008, 2007 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2010 Season: 7
Streak List: 9/17/10 Leetonia (47-14), 9/24/10 Lowellville (35-6), 10/1/10 Wellsville (47-13), 10/8/10 Jackson-Milton (North Jackson) (46-0), 10/15/10 McKinley (Sebring) (34-0), 10/22/10 Western Reserve (Berlin Center) (15-13), 10/29/10 Southern (Salineville) (27-0)

SCHEDULE
2010 Schedule: 8/26 at Springfield (New Middletown), 9/3 Oberlin, 9/10 Mineral Ridge, 9/17 at Leetonia, 9/24 Lowellville, 10/1 at Wellsville, 10/8 Jackson-Milton (North Jackson), 10/15 at McKinley (Sebring), 10/22 at Western Reserve (Berlin Center), 10/29 Southern (Salineville)
Highest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Mineral Ridge (20.1), Western Reserve (Berlin Center) (8.4), Springfield (New Middletown) (6.6)
Lowest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: McKinley (Sebring) (-25.3), Jackson-Milton (North Jackson) (-17.2), Southern (Salineville) (-13.7)
2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.8 (-1.2 overall)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.2
2010 vs. 2009 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.6
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #572
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9771
2010 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2010 Projected League Finish: 1st
2010 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 26%
Opener: 8/26 at Springfield (New Middletown) [projection: 28-20 win]



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