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GENERAL
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Nick Ciulli
League: Northeast Ohio - Lake
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #64

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2009 JV Record: 10-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Logan Pearce 6'0" 190 Senior TB
Azarie Battle 6'3" 215 Junior DE
Jeff Kovach 6'3" 245 Senior G

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Winning Experience, Young Talent
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Replacing Playmakers

RATINGS
2009 Final Power Rating: 27.9
2009 National Rank: #1753
2009 State Rank: #108
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.9
2010 Starting Power Rating: 20.5
2010 National Rank: #2757
2010 State Rank: #168
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2009 Rating): 7.2
Dynasty National Rank: #5385
2010 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.2
Dynasty Record: 34-38 (15-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2009 Overall Record: 9-2
2009 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2009 Points For Average: 28.2
2009 Points Against Average: 18.5
2009 Differential: +9.7
2009 Wins: #3584 Revere (Richfield) (31-7), #3673 Highland (Medina) (27-24), #3782 Normandy (Parma) (28-7), #5193 Brush (Lyndhurst) (19-7), #5577 Nordonia (Macedonia) (26-14), #6368 Garfield Heights (34-28), #7452 Cuyahoga Falls (35-7), #7542 Valley Forge (Parma Heights) (19-16), #8914 Brecksville-Broadview Heights (Broadview Heights) (41-13)
2009 Losses: #30 Glenville (Cleveland) (34-9), #3609 Parma (47-41)
2009 Opponents W-L: 56-61
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st), 2007 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2010 Season: 9
Streak List: 9/3/10 Revere (Richfield) (37-0), 9/10/10 Highland (Medina) (27-21), 9/17/10 Nordonia (Macedonia) (35-28), 9/24/10 Cuyahoga Falls (31-14), 10/1/10 Garfield Heights (36-14), 10/8/10 Brush (Lyndhurst) (29-21), 10/15/10 Valley Forge (Parma Heights) (41-20), 10/22/10 Parma (42-7), 10/28/10 Normandy (Parma) (29-7)

SCHEDULE
2010 Schedule: 8/27 Brecksville-Broadview Heights (Broadview Heights), 9/3 at Revere (Richfield), 9/10 at Highland (Medina), 9/17 at Nordonia (Macedonia), 9/24 Cuyahoga Falls, 10/1 Garfield Heights, 10/8 at Brush [Charles F.] (Lyndhurst), 10/15 Valley Forge (Parma Heights), 10/22 Parma, 10/28 at Normandy (Parma)
Highest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Revere (Richfield) (17.7), Highland (Medina) (17.2), Normandy (Parma) (16.9)
Lowest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Brecksville-Broadview Heights (Broadview Heights) (-3.4), Cuyahoga Falls (1.5), Valley Forge (Parma Heights) (3.1)
2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.4 (18.8 overall)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.8
2010 vs. 2009 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.4
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #258
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4731
2010 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2010 Projected League Finish: 1st
2010 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 10%
Opener: 8/27 Brecksville-Broadview Heights (Broadview Heights) [projection: 34-7 win]







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