GENERAL
Nickname: Golden Lions
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: John Snoad
League: Ohio Capital - Ohio
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #21
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Geoff Helms Senior RB/OLB
Mitchell Rowell Senior LB/RB
Granyl Smith Senior DL/RB
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Tyler Grassman 6'1" 185 Senior K [Buffalo]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Senior Leadership
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On OL, Special Teams
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 44.5
2011 National Rank: #437
2011 State Rank: #31
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 38.8
2012 National Rank: #667
2012 State Rank: #44
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 28.9
Dynasty National Rank: #851
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.1
Dynasty Record: 57-40 (27-25 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 9-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 29.3
2011 Points Against Average: 13.5
2011 Differential: +15.8
2011 Wins: #468 Pickerington North (Pickerington) (24-14), #814 St. Francis de Sales (Columbus) (31-14), #1675 Westerville Central (Westerville) (38-21), #1783 Reynoldsburg (33-0), #1912 Lancaster (17-0), #3394 Grove City (42-0), #4677 Groveport-Madison (Groveport) (47-13), #5103 Strongsville (31-0), #8188 Newark (54-3)
2011 Losses: #49 Pickerington Central (Pickerington) (28-7), #49 Pickerington Central (Pickerington) (41-10), #615 Upper Arlington (Columbus) (28-17)
2011 Opponents W-L: 72-60
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 St. Francis de Sales (Columbus), 8/31 at Strongsville, 9/7 Upper Arlington (Columbus), 9/14 Groveport-Madison (Groveport), 9/21 at Newark, 9/28 at Reynoldsburg, 10/5 Lancaster, 10/12 at Grove City, 10/19 at Pickerington North (Pickerington), 10/26 Pickerington Central (Pickerington)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Pickerington Central (Pickerington) (57), Pickerington North (Pickerington) (50.6), Reynoldsburg (38.8)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Newark (-0.5), Strongsville (11.5), Groveport-Madison (Groveport) (12.1)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.3 (34.1 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.6
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #40
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #424
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%