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GENERAL
Nickname: Ravens
Colors: Royal Blue/White/Red
Coach: Jim Lunardi
League: Portage Trail - Metro
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank*: #12

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 11
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2009 JV Record: 6-2-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Stephen Wilmington 6'0" 190 Senior RB/CB
Dylan Tirpak 6'0" 165 Junior FB/ILB
Brandon Holt 5'10" 175 Junior QB/ILB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, 20 Returning Starters
Team Weaknesses: Size Across Front

RATINGS
2009 Final Power Rating: 21.6
2009 National Rank: #2833
2009 State Rank: #165
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +9.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -0.2
2010 Starting Power Rating*: 30.9
2010 National Rank*: #1232
2010 State Rank*: #76
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2009 Rating): 9.4
Dynasty National Rank: #4696
2010 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 21.7
Dynasty Record: 43-30 (35-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2009 Overall Record: 8-3
2009 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2009 Points For Average: 29.9
2009 Points Against Average: 14.4
2009 Differential: +15.5
2009 Wins: #3887 Roosevelt (Kent) (29-28), #4122 Field (Mogadore) (39-0), #6485 Streetsboro (35-22), #6745 Springfield (Akron) (47-0), #9907 Norton (41-0), #10241 Crestwood (Mantua) (40-0), #11383 Southeast (Ravenna) (33-0), #12939 Coventry (Akron) (30-18)
2009 Losses: #316 Lake Catholic (Mentor) (34-16), #649 Louisville (28-0), #3887 Canton South (Canton) (28-19)
2009 Opponents W-L: 59-57
Recent League Championships: 2009, 2007
Winning Streak Entering 2010 Season: 7
Streak List: 9/17/10 Norton (61-0), 9/24/10 Southeast (Ravenna) (41-7), 10/1/10 Crestwood (Mantua) (22-0), 10/8/10 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Kent) (28-14), 10/15/10 Coventry (Akron) (40-6), 10/22/10 Field (Mogadore) (34-17), 10/29/10 Springfield (Akron) (48-14)

SCHEDULE
2010 Schedule: 8/27 Tallmadge, 9/3 at Streetsboro, 9/10 at Louisville, 9/17 at Norton, 9/24 Southeast (Ravenna), 10/1 Crestwood (Mantua), 10/8 at Roosevelt [Theodore] (Kent), 10/15 Coventry (Akron), 10/22 at Field (Mogadore), 10/29 at Springfield (Akron)
Highest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents*: Louisville (38.8), Roosevelt [Theodore] (Kent) (24.7), Field (Mogadore) (12.8)
Lowest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents*: Coventry (Akron) (-28.7), Southeast (Ravenna) (-15.9), Crestwood (Mantua) (-7.1)
2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.3 (11.6 overall)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 3.5
2010 vs. 2009 Schedule Strength Comparison*: +1.2
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #421
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #7209
2010 Projected Regular Season Record*: 9-1
2010 Projected League Finish*: 1st
2010 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 9%
Opener: 8/27 Tallmadge [projection: 35-7 win]




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