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GENERAL
Nickname: Greyhounds
Colors: Royal Blue/Gold
Coach: Kevin Wright
League: Metropolitan
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2011 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
John Kenny 6'2" 215 Senior OLB 4.60 [Iowa]
Austin Roberts 6'2" 195 Junior WR 4.50
Matt Sinclair 6'3" 275 Senior G [Western Michigan]

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jimmy Herman 6'4" 205 Senior LB [Purdue]
Shawn Heffern 6'6" 240 Senior DE [Indiana]
Langston Newton 6'4" 240 Senior DE 4.6 [Kentucky]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Depth
Team Weaknesses: Experience

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 73.2
2011 National Rank: #4
2011 State Rank: #1
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.2
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3.6
Historical "Reload Factor" Bonus: +2.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 66.6
2012 National Rank: #17
2012 State Rank: #1
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 48.9
Dynasty National Rank: #39
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 22.9
Dynasty Record: 97-26 (47-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 14-1
2011 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 41.2
2011 Points Against Average: 10.9
2011 Differential: +30.3
2011 Wins: #7 Warren Central (Indianapolis) (34-30), #39 Davis [Ben] (Indianapolis) (11-9), #39 Davis [Ben] (Indianapolis) (20-10), #134 Lawrence Central (Indianapolis) (35-14), #270 Center Grove (Greenwood) (42-17), #270 Center Grove (Greenwood) (21-17), #294 Penn (Mishawaka) (54-0), #359 North Central (Indianapolis) (56-0), #513 Columbus North (Columbus) (58-17), #1504 Meridian [Perry] (Indianapolis) (59-20), #2418 South Vigo (Terre Haute) (54-7), #2434 Valparaiso (49-0), #2602 North Vigo (Terre Haute) (63-0), #2910 Lawrence North (Indianapolis) (42-0)
2011 Losses: #7 Warren Central (Indianapolis) (22-20)
2011 Opponents W-L: 113-64
Recent State Championships: 2011, 2007
Recent League Championships: 2009, 2008
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 9
Streak List: 10/7/11 North Vigo (Terre Haute) (63-0), 10/14/11 Davis [Ben] (Indianapolis) (20-10), 10/21/11 Meridian [Perry] (Indianapolis) (59-20), 10/28/11 Lawrence Central (Indianapolis) (35-14), 11/4/11 Warren Central (Indianapolis) (34-30), 11/11/11 Davis [Ben] (Indianapolis) (11-9), 11/18/11 Center Grove (Greenwood) (21-17), 11/26/11 Penn (Mishawaka) (54-0), 8/17/12 Columbus North (Columbus) (27-7)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 Columbus North (Columbus), 8/24 at Valparaiso, 8/31 at Center Grove (Greenwood), 9/7 South Vigo (Terre Haute), 9/14 at Lawrence North (Indianapolis), 9/21 North Central (Indianapolis), 9/28 at Warren Central (Indianapolis), 10/5 at North Vigo (Terre Haute), 10/12 Davis [Ben] (Indianapolis)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Warren Central (Indianapolis) (65.7), Davis [Ben] (Indianapolis) (56.7), Center Grove (Greenwood) (55.7)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Lawrence North (Indianapolis) (13.5), Valparaiso (23.3), South Vigo (Terre Haute) (34.6)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 37.3 (47.7 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 42
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #8
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #37
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 57%