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GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Navy/Orange/White
Coach: Marc Hall
League: Greater South Shore
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #39

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Chad Schultz 5'11" 160 Senior RB/DB
Juston Grevers 6'2" 170 Senior WR/DB
Brent Midkiff 6'3" 180 Senior OL/LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: RB, Experience On Defense

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -9.4
2011 National Rank: #10237
2011 State Rank: #215
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: -6.9
2012 National Rank: #9650
2012 State Rank: #217
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -20.3
Dynasty National Rank: #13224
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.4
Dynasty Record: 34-59 [33-60 on the field] (17-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 6-6
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th)
2011 Points For Average: 21.8
2011 Points Against Average: 24.2
2011 Differential: -2.4
2011 Wins: #10707 River Forest (Hobart) (34-21), #12004 South Central (Union Mills) (20-13), #12855 Bishop Noll (Hammond) (42-14), #13467 Boone Grove (Valparaiso) (37-21), #13946 Edison [Thomas A.] (Lake Station) (37-26), #13973 Calumet (Gary) (37-6)
2011 Losses: #3296 Wheeler (Valparaiso) (49-0), #3296 Wheeler (Valparaiso) (48-6), #5350 South Newton (Kentland) (25-15), #7649 Rensselaer Central (Rensselaer) (9-6), #10707 River Forest (Hobart) (34-21), #10935 Whiting (24-7)
2011 Opponents W-L: 70-62
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/17/12 South Newton (Kentland) (37-20)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 South Newton (Kentland), 8/24 at Rensselaer Central (Rensselaer), 8/31 Calumet (Gary), 9/7 at Wheeler (Valparaiso), 9/14 at River Forest (Hobart), 9/21 Whiting, 9/28 at South Central (Union Mills), 10/5 Edison [Thomas A.] (Lake Station), 10/12 at Bishop Noll (Hammond)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Wheeler (Valparaiso) (16.5), Rensselaer Central (Rensselaer) (11.6), South Newton (Kentland) (10)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Calumet (Gary) (-41.8), Edison [Thomas A.] (Lake Station) (-26.4), Bishop Noll (Hammond) (-22.4)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.4 (-10 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.4
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #222
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9883
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%