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GENERAL
Nickname: Ravens
Colors: Blue/Black
Coach: Ryan Irish
League: Oakland - Blue (moving from Oakland - Red)
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2011 JV Record: 1-8
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Artez Small 6'0" 200 Junior LB
Alex Simms 6'1" 215 Senior LB
Preston Binkley 6'0" 225 Junior LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Hungry, Young Talent
Team Weaknesses: Learning How To Win

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -12.6
2011 National Rank: #10886
2011 State Rank: #424
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.7
2012 Starting Power Rating: -23.1
2012 National Rank: #12546
2012 State Rank: #508
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -4.4
Dynasty National Rank: #9672
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 18.7
Dynasty Record: 14-42 (11-33 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 1-8
2011 League Record/Finish: 0-7 (8th)
2011 Points For Average: 11.9
2011 Points Against Average: 42.6
2011 Differential: -30.7
2011 Wins: #8091 Lake Shore (St. Clair Shores) (21-20)
2011 Losses: #1816 Clarkston (45-7), #2747 Lake Orion (49-14), #3172 Athens (Troy) (56-0), #4471 Pontiac (52-0), #5442 Troy (56-20), #7287 Southfield-Lathrup (Lathrup Village) (40-17), #7490 Rochester (Rochester Hills) (26-7), #9244 West Bloomfield (39-21)
2011 Opponents W-L: 41-45
Recent League Championships: 2006 (Oakland II)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/29 at Stoney Creek (Rochester Hills), 8/30 at Seaholm [Ernest W.] (Birmingham), 9/7 Avondale (Auburn Hills), 9/14 at Lahser (Bloomfield Hills), 9/21 Hazel Park, 9/28 at Ferndale, 10/5 Groves [Wylie E.] (Beverly Hills), 10/12 at Andover (Bloomfield Hills), 10/19 Berkley
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Groves [Wylie E.] (Beverly Hills) (7.6), Ferndale (6.2), Seaholm [Ernest W.] (Birmingham) (3.6)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Andover (Bloomfield Hills) (-15.9), Hazel Park (-7.9), Stoney Creek (Rochester Hills) (-5.7)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.1
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.8
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #293
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8010
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 0-9
2012 Projected League Finish: 9th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%