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GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Maize/Blue
Coach: Marc Lemerand
League: Lenawee County (moving from Southern Michigan)
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2011 JV Record: 4-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Zack VanOhrman 6'5" 250 OL/DE 5.10
Shawn Miller 5'11" 170 S/WR 4.50
Brandon McMullen 5'7" 160 RB 4.70

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense
Team Weaknesses: Size, Depth

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 2.9
2011 National Rank: #7225
2011 State Rank: #261
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 3.2
2012 National Rank: #6856
2012 State Rank: #244
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 16.5
Dynasty National Rank: #3001
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.1
Dynasty Record: 69-27 [70-26 on the field] (42-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 6-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2011 Points For Average: 25.9
2011 Points Against Average: 20.4
2011 Differential: +5.5
2011 Wins: #5579 Leslie (22-14), #8773 Western (Parma) (28-21), #10192 Onsted (48-15), #11354 Blissfield (36-6), #12648 Stockbridge (21-13), #13350 Albion (41-6)
2011 Losses: #2071 Hudson (38-28), #3797 Grass Lake (21-0), #7158 Manchester (26-13), #7438 Columbia Central (Brooklyn) (44-22)
2011 Opponents W-L: 58-43
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st; Southern Michigan), 2010 (Southern Michigan), 2008 (Southern Michigan), 2007 (Southern Michigan - South), 2006 (Southern Michigan - South), 2005 (Southern Michigan I), 2004 (Tri-River), 2003 (Tri-River)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 at Northwest (Jackson), 8/31 at Whittemore-Prescott (Whittemore), 9/7 at Columbia Central (Brooklyn), 9/14 Hudson, 9/21 at Onsted, 9/28 Blissfield, 10/5 at Ida, 10/12 Erie-Mason (Erie), 10/19 Dundee
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Hudson (27), Dundee (7.2), Whittemore-Prescott (Whittemore) (4.5)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Erie-Mason (Erie) (-24), Northwest (Jackson) (-22), Blissfield (-15.1)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.9 (0 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.5
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #328
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8763
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%