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GENERAL
Nickname: Grizzlies
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Greg Dennison
League: Suburban
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #73

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 10
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2010 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Nick Tavanello 6'0" 245 Senior G/DT 5.00
Jack Snowball 6'0" 220 Senior TB/OLB 4.60
Jon Kuss 6'2" 180 Senior QB/FS 4.50

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: Passing Game

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 7.9
2010 National Rank: #5969
2010 State Rank: #335
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 16.1
2011 National Rank: #3653
2011 State Rank: #218
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 19.6
Dynasty National Rank: #2660
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.2
Dynasty Record: 33-19 (23-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 3-7
2010 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 4th)
2010 Points For Average: 16.5
2010 Points Against Average: 22.4
2010 Differential: -5.9
2010 Wins: #6808 Cloverleaf (Lodi) (27-7), #7769 Revere (Richfield) (9-7), #10358 Barberton (41-10)
2010 Losses: #591 Medina (49-21), #1681 Tallmadge (28-14), #2057 Copley (35-21), #2145 Wooster (28-0), #3922 Green (Uniontown) (20-13), #4959 Stow-Munroe Falls (Stow) (21-6), #5176 Highland (Medina) (19-13)
2010 Opponents W-L: 58-47
Recent League Championships: 2009, 2007 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 5
Streak List: 10/29/10 Barberton (41-10), 8/26/11 Ashland (45-16), 9/2/11 Wooster (42-35), 9/9/11 Medina (23-6), 9/16/11 Cloverleaf (Lodi) (34-17)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 Ashland, 9/2 Wooster, 9/9 at Medina, 9/16 Cloverleaf (Lodi), 9/23 Revere (Richfield), 9/30 at Green (Uniontown), 10/7 at Copley, 10/14 Tallmadge, 10/21 at Highland (Medina), 10/28 at Nordonia (Macedonia)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Medina (41.9), Ashland (38.1), Tallmadge (37.8)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Cloverleaf (Lodi) (-0.1), Revere (Richfield) (0.7), Highland (Medina) (11.1)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.8
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.5
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.7
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #105
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1395
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/26 Ashland [projection: 40-20 loss]