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GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Blue/Vegas Gold
Coach: Brett Stubbs
League: Southwestern Buckeye - Southwestern
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #68

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2011 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Ben Klaiber 6'2" 200 Senior LB 4.65
Chris Wilson 5'8" 175 Senior RB/DB 4.60
Taylor Larison 6'1" 190 Senior QB/DB 4.70

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: Undersized OL, Kicking Game, Experience At WR

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 1.2
2011 National Rank: #7641
2011 State Rank: #435
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 5.5
2012 National Rank: #6290
2012 State Rank: #367
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 9.6
Dynasty National Rank: #4937
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.9
Dynasty Record: 59-42 (33-19 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 5-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 4th)
2011 Points For Average: 17.5
2011 Points Against Average: 19.9
2011 Differential: -2.4
2011 Wins: #6215 Bellbrook (10-7), #8196 Valley View (Germantown) (18-14), #9967 Oakwood (Dayton) (34-17), #11385 Talawanda (Oxford) (21-7), #13651 Northridge (Dayton) (50-26)
2011 Losses: #2665 Franklin (40-0), #3244 Eaton (28-0), #4209 Ross (Hamilton) (12-7), #4327 Brookville (35-25), #9162 Little Miami (Morrow) (13-10)
2011 Opponents W-L: 40-62
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; Southwestern Buckeye - Buckeye), 2007 (Southwestern Buckeye - Buckeye), 2006 (Southwestern Buckeye - Buckeye), 2005 (tied for 1st; Mid-Miami South)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 3
Streak List: 10/14/11 Oakwood (Dayton) (34-17), 10/21/11 Northridge (Dayton) (50-26), 10/28/11 Bellbrook (10-7)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 at Talawanda (Oxford), 8/31 Ross (Hamilton), 9/7 at Little Miami (Morrow), 9/14 at Franklin, 9/21 at Valley View (Germantown), 9/28 Eaton, 10/5 Brookville, 10/12 at Oakwood (Dayton), 10/26 Bellbrook
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Franklin (23.3), Ross (Hamilton) (15.2), Brookville (13.6)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Talawanda (Oxford) (-15.3), Little Miami (Morrow) (-4.6), Oakwood (Dayton) (-1.6)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.2
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #383
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5760
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 5th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%