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GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Chad Zolman
League: Northeast Hoosier
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #20

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2011 JV Record: 9-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Isaac Griffith 6'1" 185 WR 4.50 [Indiana]
Seth Coate 6'3" 185 WR
Grayson Bastin 5'9" 195 RB 4.70

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Zach Terrell 6'3" 205 Senior QB 4.70 [Western Michigan]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talent At Skill Positions, Experience On DL
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On OL, Inexperience At LB

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 31.4
2011 National Rank: #1545
2011 State Rank: #35
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 31.2
2012 National Rank: #1332
2012 State Rank: #25
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 25.1
Dynasty National Rank: #1329
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.3
Dynasty Record: 79-23 (54-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 10-1
2011 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 50.9
2011 Points Against Average: 16.7
2011 Differential: +34.2
2011 Wins: #3460 Carroll (Fort Wayne) (31-10), #3901 New Haven (45-13), #5030 Columbia City (52-13), #5141 East Noble (Kendallville) (49-3), #5343 Bellmont (Decatur) (55-7), #6071 Huntington North (Huntington) (68-17), #6071 Huntington North (Huntington) (57-43), #6665 Warsaw (51-7), #8486 DeKalb (Waterloo) (62-6), #10254 Norwell (Ossian) (49-21)
2011 Losses: #3014 Kokomo (44-41)
2011 Opponents W-L: 59-60
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010 (tied for 1st), 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2007, 2005 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/17/12 Huntington North (Huntington) (53-12)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 Huntington North (Huntington), 8/31 East Noble (Kendallville), 9/7 at Columbia City, 9/14 Bellmont (Decatur), 9/21 at DeKalb (Waterloo), 9/28 at Carroll (Fort Wayne), 10/5 Norwell (Ossian), 10/12 New Haven
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Carroll (Fort Wayne) (18.7), Bellmont (Decatur) (17.1), New Haven (14.5)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Norwell (Ossian) (-3), DeKalb (Waterloo) (-2.3), Huntington North (Huntington) (7)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.8 (10.1 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.4
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #111
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4364
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-0
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 71%