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GENERAL
Nickname: Flyers
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Tim Goodwin
League: Midwest Athletic
Playoff Division: VI
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2011 JV Record: 4-4-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Adam Bertke 6'5" 190 Junior QB 4.80
Kyle Mescher 6'0" 235 Senior OL/LB 5.20
Alaric Keller 6'3" 220 Senior LB 5.00

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experienced QB, Talented Underclassmen
Team Weaknesses: Experience, Depth

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 48.6
2011 National Rank: #277
2011 State Rank: #17
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 41.9
2012 National Rank: #485
2012 State Rank: #31
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 37.5
Dynasty National Rank: #251
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.6
Dynasty Record: 92-29 (51-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 13-2
2011 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (tied for 1st)
2011 Points For Average: 34.7
2011 Points Against Average: 11.7
2011 Differential: +23
2011 Wins: #386 Coldwater (7-0), #654 St. John's (Delphos) (21-14), #1278 Minster (28-0), #1278 Minster (26-17), #2168 Buckeye Central (New Washington) (61-21), #2356 Anna (26-14), #3092 Ada (41-14), Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (Mississauga, Ontario) (48-7), #5045 Fort Recovery (39-20), #5376 Parkway (Rockford) (48-20), #6154 St. Henry (47-6), #7702 New Bremen (55-8), #8829 Lockland (53-0)
2011 Losses: #654 St. John's (Delphos) (21-14), #2182 Shawnee (Lima) (13-7)
2011 Opponents W-L: 96-71
Recent State Championships: 2011, 2007 (5), 2006 (6)
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st), 2007
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 6
Streak List: 10/28/11 Fort Recovery (39-20), 11/5/11 Lockland (53-0), 11/12/11 Ada (41-14), 11/19/11 Minster (28-0), 11/26/11 St. John's (Delphos) (21-14), 12/3/11 Buckeye Central (New Washington) (61-21)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at West Jefferson, 9/7 at Parkway (Rockford), 9/14 Fort Recovery, 9/21 at Versailles, 9/28 St. John's (Delphos), 10/5 St. Henry, 10/12 at Coldwater, 10/19 Anna, 10/26 at New Bremen
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Coldwater (53.5), St. John's (Delphos) (38.5), Versailles (33.6)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: New Bremen (1), St. Henry (7.1), Parkway (Rockford) (10.4)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.6 (23.2 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.6
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #104
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1374
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 7%