GENERAL
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Nick Ciulli
League: Northeast Ohio - River (moving from Northeast Ohio - Lake)
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #51
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2010 JV Record: 4-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Azarie Battle 6'3" 240 Senior OLB 4.85
Nick Bonacci 6'1" 190 Senior ILB 4.60
Travis Tarnowski 6'0" 180 Junior QB 4.80
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Logan Pearce 6'1" 195 Senior RB [Army]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 24
2010 National Rank: #2486
2010 State Rank: #154
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 26.6
2011 National Rank: #1744
2011 State Rank: #122
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 20
Dynasty National Rank: #2582
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8
Dynasty Record: 36-16 (18-9 in league)
HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 9-1
2010 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 32.4
2010 Points Against Average: 15.3
2010 Differential: +17.1
2010 Wins: #3341 Nordonia (Macedonia) (35-28), #3603 Parma (42-7), #5176 Highland (Medina) (27-21), #5577 Garfield Heights (36-14), #6656 Brush (Lyndhurst) (29-21), #7769 Revere (Richfield) (37-0), #9072 Normandy (Parma) (29-7), #10682 Cuyahoga Falls (31-14), #11952 Valley Forge (Parma Heights) (41-20)
2010 Losses: #2668 Brecksville-Broadview Heights (Broadview Heights) (21-17)
2010 Opponents W-L: 35-66
Recent League Championships: 2010 (Northeast Ohio - Lake), 2009 (tied for 1st; Northeast Ohio - Lake), 2007 (tied for 1st; Northeast Ohio - Lake)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/23/11 Elyria (30-14)
SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 at Brecksville-Broadview Heights (Broadview Heights), 9/2 Revere (Richfield), 9/9 Highland (Medina), 9/16 at Solon, 9/23 Elyria, 9/30 Normandy (Parma), 10/6 at Mayfield, 10/14 at Cuyahoga Falls, 10/21 Stow-Munroe Falls (Stow), 10/28 at Hudson
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Solon (57.6), Mayfield (30.9), Brecksville-Broadview Heights (Broadview Heights) (25.5)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Cuyahoga Falls (-13.3), Normandy (Parma) (-3.9), Revere (Richfield) (0.7)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.4
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.4
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +9
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #191
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3083
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/26 at Brecksville-Broadview Heights (Broadview Heights) [projection: 28-27 win]