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GENERAL
Nickname: Giants
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Randy Sehy
League: North Central
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #47

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Niko Trevino 6'0" 185 Junior QB
Shannon Fouce 5'10" 175 Senior RB/LB
Jalen Smith 6'4" 220 Senior TE/DL

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Cedrik Bell 6'0" 185 Senior S [Army]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Weaknesses: Experience

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 4
2011 National Rank: #6928
2011 State Rank: #152
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: -3.5
2012 National Rank: #8830
2012 State Rank: #200
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 3.3
Dynasty National Rank: #7054
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.8
Dynasty Record: 48-47 (35-27 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 5-6
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 5th)
2011 Points For Average: 36.5
2011 Points Against Average: 34.8
2011 Differential: +1.7
2011 Wins: #6071 Huntington North (Huntington) (32-14), #7619 Madison-Grant (Fairmount) (58-35), #10703 Muncie Central (Muncie) (29-20), #10895 Jay County (Portland) (56-19), #13295 New Castle (42-14)
2011 Losses: #1458 Leo (42-22), #3014 Kokomo (49-7), #4903 Mt. Vernon (Fortville) (63-44), #5503 Anderson (35-33), #8717 Richmond (43-40), #9567 Logansport (49-39)
2011 Opponents W-L: 60-57
Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/17/12 Madison-Grant (Fairmount) (40-18)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 at Madison-Grant (Fairmount), 8/24 Mt. Vernon (Fortville), 8/31 New Castle, 9/7 Richmond, 9/14 at Logansport, 9/21 Huntington North (Huntington), 9/28 Anderson, 10/5 at Kokomo, 10/12 at Muncie Central (Muncie)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Kokomo (24), Mt. Vernon (Fortville) (19), Anderson (7.3)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: New Castle (-27.6), Muncie Central (Muncie) (-15.1), Logansport (-13.7)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.9 (3.4 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.9
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #164
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7605
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 5th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%