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GENERAL
Nickname: Greyhounds
Colors: Royal Blue/Gold
Coach: Kevin Wright
League: Metropolitan
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Shawn Heffern 6'6" 235 Senior DL [Indiana]
Langston Newton 6'4" 250 Senior OL [Kentucky]
Justin Todd 6'0" 215 Senior LB

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Jimmy Herman 6'4" 205 Senior OLB [Purdue]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Depth, Talented Senior Class
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Key Starters

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 48.4
2010 National Rank: #250
2010 State Rank: #5
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 49.6
2011 National Rank: #138
2011 State Rank: #6
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 52.7
Dynasty National Rank: #43
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.8
Dynasty Record: 60-11 (30-5 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 9-2
2010 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2010 Points For Average: 34.7
2010 Points Against Average: 12
2010 Differential: +22.7
2010 Wins: #140 Indianapolis Cathedral (Indianapolis) (28-21), #792 Center Grove (Greenwood) (21-14), #1029 Davis [Ben] (Indianapolis) (35-7), #1494 North Vigo (Terre Haute) (56-6), #2878 Lawrence North (Indianapolis) (48-14), #3364 McCutcheon (Lafayette) (28-13), #3742 North Central (Indianapolis) (28-0), #4281 South Vigo (Terre Haute) (56-0), #7318 Huntington North (Huntington) (41-3)
2010 Losses: #55 Fishers (17-14), #213 Warren Central (Indianapolis) (37-27)
2010 Opponents W-L: 63-59
Recent State Championships: 2007
Recent League Championships: 2009, 2008
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 6
Streak List: 8/19/11 Columbus North (Columbus) (58-17), 8/26/11 Valparaiso (49-0), 9/2/11 Center Grove (Greenwood) (42-17), 9/9/11 South Vigo (Terre Haute) (54-7), 9/16/11 Lawrence North (Indianapolis) (42-0), 9/23/11 North Central (Indianapolis) (56-0)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/19 at Columbus North (Columbus), 8/26 Valparaiso, 9/2 Center Grove (Greenwood), 9/9 at South Vigo (Terre Haute), 9/16 Lawrence North (Indianapolis), 9/23 at North Central (Indianapolis), 9/30 Warren Central (Indianapolis), 10/7 North Vigo (Terre Haute), 10/14 at Davis [Ben] (Indianapolis)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Warren Central (Indianapolis) (64), Valparaiso (43.4), Davis [Ben] (Indianapolis) (43.3)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: North Central (Indianapolis) (18.1), Lawrence North (Indianapolis) (19.4), South Vigo (Terre Haute) (19.5)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.6 (32.6 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 33
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.4
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #13
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #189
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 8%
Opener: 8/19 at Columbus North (Columbus) [projection: 35-13 win]