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GENERAL
Nickname: Clippers
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Robert Spaite
League: Inter-Tri-County - Small (moving from Inter-Tri-County - Large)
Playoff Division: V
Playoff Division Rank: #37

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Nate Huk Junior QB/HB
Brandon Hacker Junior FB
Chris Hackstead Junior HB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Depth At Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Experience

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 17.3
2011 National Rank: #3845
2011 State Rank: #236
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 10.6
2012 National Rank: #4998
2012 State Rank: #293
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 11.5
Dynasty National Rank: #4337
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.3
Dynasty Record: 70-29 (45-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 29.1
2011 Points Against Average: 16.3
2011 Differential: +12.8
2011 Wins: #5317 Monroe Central (Woodsfield) (13-7), #7053 South Range (Canfield) (33-8), #8036 Newton Falls (27-21), #9357 United (Hanoverton) (27-7), #9470 Mineral Ridge (55-7), #9984 East Palestine (48-14), #10875 Leetonia (35-14), #11862 Anderson [David] (Lisbon) (35-0)
2011 Losses: #140 Kirtland (49-8), #1656 Crestview (Columbiana) (30-20), #4884 Springfield (New Middletown) (22-19)
2011 Opponents W-L: 64-56
Recent League Championships: 2003 (Tri-County)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 East Palestine, 9/14 Wellsville, 9/21 at McKinley (Sebring), 9/28 Southern (Salineville), 10/5 Leetonia, 10/12 at Lowellville, 10/19 at McDonald, 10/26 Western Reserve (Berlin Center)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Western Reserve (Berlin Center) (24.5), Southern (Salineville) (6), Wellsville (-3.7)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: McKinley (Sebring) (-21), Lowellville (-20.7), Leetonia (-15.1)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.3 (10.3 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.5
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #583
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9343
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 9%