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GENERAL
Nickname: Fighting Irish
Colors: Forest Green/Vegas Gold/White
Coach: Kyle Zimmerman
League: Catholic AA
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Dan Durkin 6'3" 185 Senior QB
Shane Frakes 6'0" 195 Senior RB
Jacob Romeo 6'0" 195 Senior RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: Depth, Recent Success

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 0.4
2010 National Rank: #7827
2010 State Rank: #298
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 0.6
2011 National Rank: #7507
2011 State Rank: #273
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 2.3
Dynasty National Rank: #7382
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.4
Dynasty Record: 29-19 (14-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 4-5
2010 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (4th)
2010 Points For Average: 22
2010 Points Against Average: 15.8
2010 Differential: +6.2
2010 Wins: #7970 Capac (41-16), #11124 Clarenceville (Livonia) (40-0), #12774 Cranbrook Kingswood (Bloomfield Hills) (41-3), #12883 Pinconning (55-0)
2010 Losses: #3302 Richard [Father Gabriel] (Ann Arbor) (24-7), #4116 Divine Child (Dearborn) (24-7), #4129 Lakeview (St. Clair Shores) (27-0), #6044 Loyola (Detroit) (26-0), #6100 Lutheran North (Macomb) (22-7)
2010 Opponents W-L: 56-36
Recent League Championships: 2007 (Catholic Intersectional 1), 2006 (Catholic Intersectional 1), 2004 (tied for 1st; Catholic A-B Double-A)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 9
Streak List: 10/1/10 Clarenceville (Livonia) (40-0), 10/9/10 Cranbrook Kingswood (Bloomfield Hills) (41-3), 10/15/10 Pinconning (55-0), 10/22/10 Capac (41-16), 8/25/11 Lakeview (St. Clair Shores) (14-0), 9/1/11 Northwestern (Flint) (28-7), 9/10/11 Richard [Father Gabriel] (Ann Arbor) (48-22), 9/16/11 Clarenceville (Livonia) (41-0), 9/23/11 Bishop Foley (Madison Heights) (45-6)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/25 at Lakeview (St. Clair Shores), 9/1 at Northwestern (Flint), 9/10 at Richard [Father Gabriel] (Ann Arbor), 9/16 Clarenceville (Livonia), 9/23 Bishop Foley (Madison Heights), 9/30 at Divine Child (Dearborn), 10/7 at Lutheran North (Macomb), 10/14 at Pinconning
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Richard [Father Gabriel] (Ann Arbor) (17.7), Lakeview (St. Clair Shores) (12.2), Lutheran North (Macomb) (7.3)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Pinconning (-24.2), Northwestern (Flint) (-20.3), Clarenceville (Livonia) (-17.1)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.6
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.7
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.3
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #364
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9709
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3
2011 Projected League Finish: 4th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/25 at Lakeview (St. Clair Shores) [projection: 22-12 loss]