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GENERAL
Nickname: Blazers
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Levon Johnson
League: Northern Indiana
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #44

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Nick Faus 5'9" 185 Senior QB
Luvail Robinson 6'1" 190 Senior RB
Spencer Schnell 5'9" 165 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Defense

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 12.5
2011 National Rank: #4897
2011 State Rank: #107
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 11.8
2012 National Rank: #4733
2012 State Rank: #100
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 9.6
Dynasty National Rank: #4937
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.4
Dynasty Record: 38-52 (27-29 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 4-6
2011 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (7th)
2011 Points For Average: 23.1
2011 Points Against Average: 28.3
2011 Differential: -5.2
2011 Wins: #4027 Dearborn (MI) (35-19), #5473 Goshen (22-20), #5693 Adams [John] (South Bend) (20-0), #7598 Riley (South Bend) (28-21)
2011 Losses: #1007 St. Joseph's (South Bend) (28-17), #1100 Washington (South Bend) (63-10), #2382 Mishawaka (49-38), #3910 Clay (South Bend) (26-20), #4144 Elkhart Memorial (Elkhart) (26-14), #4144 Elkhart Memorial (Elkhart) (31-27)
2011 Opponents W-L: 61-55
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/17/12 Elkhart Memorial (Elkhart) (51-3)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 at Elkhart Memorial (Elkhart), 8/24 at Goshen, 8/31 Washington (South Bend), 9/7 at St. Joseph (South Bend), 9/14 Riley (South Bend), 9/21 at Mishawaka, 9/28 at Snider [R. Nelson] (Fort Wayne), 10/5 Adams [John] (South Bend), 10/12 at Clay (South Bend)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Snider [R. Nelson] (Fort Wayne) (38), St. Joseph (South Bend) (30.9), Washington (South Bend) (29.1)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Riley (South Bend) (-0.1), Elkhart Memorial (Elkhart) (9.5), Adams [John] (South Bend) (12.5)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.8 (18 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.8
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #43
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1489
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2012 Projected League Finish: 7th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%