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GENERAL
Nickname: Cavemen
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Bart Curtis
League: Northern Indiana
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #9

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2011 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Samuel Schrader 5'10" 185 Senior QB/SS 4.60
Matthew Carver 6'0" 180 Senior RB 4.70
Cameron Thomas 6'1" 190 Junior LB 4.70

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience On Defense
Team Weaknesses: Youth

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 25
2011 National Rank: #2382
2011 State Rank: #49
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 25.3
2012 National Rank: #2100
2012 State Rank: #44
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 20.1
Dynasty National Rank: #2186
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.4
Dynasty Record: 70-31 (39-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 7-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (6th)
2011 Points For Average: 30.4
2011 Points Against Average: 27.3
2011 Differential: +3.1
2011 Wins: #2704 North Side (Fort Wayne) (45-28), #4203 Portage (29-22), #4755 Lowell (35-14), #4898 Elkhart Central (Elkhart) (49-38), #5693 Adams [John] (South Bend) (42-28), #7598 Riley (South Bend) (42-15), #7598 Riley (South Bend) (35-7)
2011 Losses: #294 Penn (Mishawaka) (31-14), #1007 St. Joseph's (South Bend) (35-12), #1100 Washington (South Bend) (37-19), #1100 Washington (South Bend) (37-13), #2087 Marian (Mishawaka) (35-30)
2011 Opponents W-L: 86-59
Recent League Championships: 2010
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/17/12 Portage (57-42)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 at Portage, 8/24 Penn (Mishawaka), 8/31 St. Joseph (South Bend), 9/7 at Riley (South Bend), 9/14 at North Side (Fort Wayne), 9/21 Elkhart Central (Elkhart), 9/28 at Adams [John] (South Bend), 10/5 Marian (Mishawaka), 10/12 at Washington (South Bend)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Penn (Mishawaka) (46.4), St. Joseph (South Bend) (30.9), Washington (South Bend) (29.1)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Riley (South Bend) (-0.1), Portage (9.2), Adams [John] (South Bend) (12.5)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.8 (20.4 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.1
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #42
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1453
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%