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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Jeff Fox
League: Suburban
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #87

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2011 JV Record: 3-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Tyler Alders 6'2" 205 Senior QB/P 4.80
Alex Woicehovich 6'2" 220 Junior MLB/OL 4.80
Brandon Rem 6'0" 285 Junior DT/OL 5.40

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Key Starters, Talent At QB
Team Weaknesses: New Coaching Staff

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 10.4
2011 National Rank: #5384
2011 State Rank: #319
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 11.7
2012 National Rank: #4760
2012 State Rank: #282
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 24.4
Dynasty National Rank: #1450
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.5
Dynasty Record: 61-40 (29-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 2-8
2011 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (tied for 6th)
2011 Points For Average: 7.5
2011 Points Against Average: 25.4
2011 Differential: -17.9
2011 Wins: #4988 Cloverleaf (Lodi) (24-22), #7482 Revere (Richfield) (7-0)
2011 Losses: #368 Wadsworth (41-7), #737 Twinsburg (38-7), #1284 Tallmadge (17-0), #1492 Maple Heights (41-7), #2001 Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin (Chardon) (29-0), #2213 Green (Uniontown) (23-0), #2278 Highland (Medina) (29-17), #2676 Copley (14-6)
2011 Opponents W-L: 62-44
Recent League Championships: 2007 (Northeast Ohio - River), 2006 (tied for 1st; Western Reserve)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 Mayfield, 8/31 at Twinsburg, 9/7 Parma, 9/14 Cloverleaf (Lodi), 9/21 at Green (Uniontown), 9/28 at Copley, 10/5 Tallmadge, 10/12 Revere (Richfield), 10/19 at Highland (Medina), 10/26 at Wadsworth
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Wadsworth (44.5), Twinsburg (36), Tallmadge (33.7)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Revere (Richfield) (1.8), Parma (7), Cloverleaf (Lodi) (11.1)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.8
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.9
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.9
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #78
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #997
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2012 Projected League Finish: 6th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%