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GENERAL
Nickname: Explorers
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Ron Wright
League: Northeast Ohio - River
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #23

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2011 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Ben Gedeon 6'3" 230 Senior LB/RB 4.60 [Michigan]
Leighton Antonio 5'11" 180 Senior SE/FS 4.50
Tim Kennedy 5'9" 160 Senior DB/WR 4.60

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Quaison Osborne 6'4" 305 Senior OL 5.5 [Akron]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talent At Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Lines

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 38
2011 National Rank: #887
2011 State Rank: #56
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 38.2
2012 National Rank: #708
2012 State Rank: #48
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 25.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1316
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.2
Dynasty Record: 63-31 (37-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 10-2
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 26.4
2011 Points Against Average: 15.5
2011 Differential: +10.9
2011 Wins: #866 Findlay (35-28), #2160 Mayfield (19-14), #2187 Kenston (Chagrin Falls) (35-0), #2661 Elyria (27-21), #2823 Lake (Uniontown) (14-6), #3560 North Royalton (31-17), #3955 Stow-Munroe Falls (Stow) (6-0), #4282 Brecksville-Broadview Heights (Broadview Heights) (41-14), #4767 Garfield Heights (34-6), #8306 Cuyahoga Falls (26-7)
2011 Losses: #368 Wadsworth (42-21), #1992 Brunswick (31-28)
2011 Opponents W-L: 68-56
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010 (tied for 1st), 2004 (tied for 1st; Western Reserve South), 2003 (Western Reserve South)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 Kenston (Chagrin Falls), 8/31 at Lake (Uniontown), 9/7 at Brecksville-Broadview Heights (Broadview Heights), 9/14 Brunswick, 9/21 Cuyahoga Falls, 9/28 at Garfield Heights, 10/5 Stow-Munroe Falls (Stow), 10/12 at Mayfield, 10/19 Elyria, 10/26 at North Royalton
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Brunswick (35.4), Kenston (Chagrin Falls) (28.4), Mayfield (26.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Cuyahoga Falls (-0.5), Garfield Heights (13.1), Stow-Munroe Falls (Stow) (16.8)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.8 (26 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.5
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #115
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1541
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 44%