GENERAL
Nickname: Highlanders
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: Dan Scholz
League: Greater Miami
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #39
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Demarco Ruffin 5'7" 170 Junior RB
Liam Sallquist 6'4" 225 Senior QB
Zach Leftenant 6'3" 235 Senior ILB
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Caleb Stacey 6'4" 280 Senior OL [Cincinnati]
Dustin Ross 6'5" 265 Senior OG
Derrek Ross 6'5" 265 Senior OG
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience At Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At OL, New Schemes
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 31
2011 National Rank: #1583
2011 State Rank: #93
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 29.4
2012 National Rank: #1534
2012 State Rank: #97
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 24.4
Dynasty National Rank: #1450
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.2
Dynasty Record: 38-52 (23-40 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 4-6
2011 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (tied for 6th)
2011 Points For Average: 24.3
2011 Points Against Average: 31.4
2011 Differential: -7.1
2011 Wins: #1488 Harrison [William Henry] (Harrison) (21-17), #2258 Lakota West (West Chester) (25-21), #2322 Loveland (32-13), #5194 Fairfield (16-14)
2011 Losses: #122 Colerain (Cincinnati) (40-14), #178 Middletown (46-13), #262 La Salle (Cincinnati) (42-21), #593 Mason [William] (Mason) (28-14), #657 Sycamore (Cincinnati) (46-41), #2105 Hamilton (47-46)
2011 Opponents W-L: 62-45
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/25 Walnut Hills (Cincinnati), 8/31 Harrison [William Henry] (Harrison), 9/7 at Loveland, 9/14 Lakota East (Liberty Township), 9/21 at Princeton (Cincinnati), 9/28 at Middletown, 10/5 Lakota West (West Chester), 10/12 at Hamilton, 10/19 Sycamore (Cincinnati), 10/26 at Colerain (Cincinnati)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Colerain (Cincinnati) (54.6), Middletown (48.3), Sycamore (Cincinnati) (39.5)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Loveland (25.4), Walnut Hills (Cincinnati) (25.9), Harrison [William Henry] (Harrison) (26.1)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 36.1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 34.2
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.9
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #12
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #133
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2012 Projected League Finish: 7th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%