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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Todd Pennycuff
League: Kensington Lakes - Central
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2009 JV Record: 3-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Brian Bush 6'1" 180 Senior
Brady Sheldon 6'3" 175 Senior

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Young Team Worked Hard In Off-Season
Team Weaknesses: Team Speed/Experience

RATINGS
2009 Final Power Rating: 0
2009 National Rank: #8071
2009 State Rank: #301
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6
2010 Starting Power Rating: -6
2010 National Rank: #9608
2010 State Rank: #366
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2009 Rating): 19.9
Dynasty National Rank: #2069
2010 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 25.9
Dynasty Record: 51-23 [50-24 on the field] (35-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2009 Overall Record: 3-6
2009 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2009 Points For Average: 15.3
2009 Points Against Average: 15.3
2009 Differential: 0
2009 Wins: #9425 Salem (Canton) (14-10), #10743 South Lyon (38-5), #12590 South Lyon East (South Lyon) (23-0)
2009 Losses: #2784 Stevenson (Livonia) (14-7), #3226 Plymouth (Canton) (35-23), #3693 Walled Lake Central (Walled Lake) (20-6), #5263 Milford (Highland) (18-16), #5942 Northville (14-8), #8477 Pinckney (22-3)
2009 Opponents W-L: 40-46
Recent League Championships: 2008, 2007 (tied for 1st; Kensington Valley), 2004 (Kensington Valley), 2003 (Kensington Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2010 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/22/10 Carman-Ainsworth (Flint) (25-0)

SCHEDULE
2010 Schedule: 8/27 vs Harrison (Farmington Hills), 9/2 vs Walled Lake Western (Walled Lake), 9/10 vs Stevenson (Livonia), 9/17 vs Salem (Canton), 9/24 vs South Lyon East (South Lyon), 10/1 vs South Lyon, 10/8 vs Northville, 10/15 vs Plymouth (Canton), 10/22 vs Carman-Ainsworth (Flint)
Highest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Plymouth (Canton) (23.4), Harrison (Farmington Hills) (16.6), Carman-Ainsworth (Flint) (16.4)
Lowest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: South Lyon (-16.7), South Lyon East (South Lyon) (-12.2), Salem (Canton) (-6.6)
2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.1
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.4
2010 vs. 2009 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.7
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #282
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8181
2010 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2010 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2010 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/27 vs Harrison (Farmington Hills) [projection: 28-6 loss]







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