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GENERAL
Nickname: Greenmen
Colors: Dark Green/White
Coach: Bob Mihalik
League: Chagrin Valley - Chagrin
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2011 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Patrick Dougherty 6'5" 260 Senior OL/DL 4.90
Zach Quinn 6'4" 220 Senior TB/LB 4.50
Zach Smierciak 6'3" 225 Senior OLB/TE 4.60

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Anthony Melchiori 5'11" 185 Senior WR 4.80 [Kent State]
Troy Watson 6'4" 275 Senior OL [Ohio]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talented Senior Class
Team Weaknesses: Depth, QB, WR

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 46.9
2011 National Rank: #328
2011 State Rank: #22
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2012 Starting Power Rating: 42.2
2012 National Rank: #468
2012 State Rank: #30
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 26.5
Dynasty National Rank: #1138
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.2
Dynasty Record: 81-27 (47-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 12-2
2011 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 37.6
2011 Points Against Average: 14.6
2011 Differential: +23
2011 Wins: #336 Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls) (21-14), #737 Twinsburg (19-7), #1284 Tallmadge (34-14), #1975 Madison (45-20), #2080 West Geauga (Chesterland) (17-7), #2187 Kenston (Chagrin Falls) (49-7), #4060 Orange (Pepper Pike) (52-15), #4157 Perry (54-25), #6522 Wickliffe (43-7), #7482 Revere (Richfield) (52-21), #8660 Crestwood (Mantua) (42-0), #8778 Harvey [Thomas W.] (Painesville) (68-7)
2011 Losses: #246 Avon (43-20), #315 Chagrin Falls (17-10)
2011 Opponents W-L: 89-66
Recent State Championships: 2008 (3)
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2007 (tied for 1st), 2006, 2005
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 at Twinsburg, 8/31 at Ravenna, 9/7 Revere (Richfield), 9/14 at Chagrin Falls, 9/21 Orange (Pepper Pike), 9/28 West Geauga (Chesterland), 10/5 at Wickliffe, 10/12 Perry, 10/19 Harvey [Thomas W.] (Painesville), 10/26 at Kenston (Chagrin Falls)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Chagrin Falls (50.6), Twinsburg (36), Kenston (Chagrin Falls) (28.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Harvey [Thomas W.] (Painesville) (-3), Revere (Richfield) (1.8), Wickliffe (5.7)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.1 (27.8 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.2
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #127
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1815
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 11%