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GENERAL
Nickname: Irish
Colors: Red/White/Green
Coach: Rick Roberts
League: Mid-State - South
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2011 JV Record: 1-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Nick Hire 5'11" 190 Senior TB/OLB 4.70
Mitchell Myler 6'0" 180 Senior QB 5.00
Brooks Hyble 6'4" 210 Junior TE/DE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Offense
Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced Defense

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 8.7
2011 National Rank: #5789
2011 State Rank: #207
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 7
2012 National Rank: #5924
2012 State Rank: #206
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 6.4
Dynasty National Rank: #6021
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.8
Dynasty Record: 71-25 (32-4 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 6-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 35
2011 Points Against Average: 27
2011 Differential: +8
2011 Wins: #6878 Montabella (Blanchard) (35-6), #8903 Coleman (64-24), #10004 Merrill (43-21), #11173 Catholic Central (Manistee) (55-39), #11720 Vestaburg (35-7), #13966 Ashley (65-0)
2011 Losses: #706 Mendon (56-7), #1227 Muskegon Catholic Central (Muskegon) (48-14), #3046 Fowler (24-21), #4215 Muskegon Heights (44-19), #5433 Beal City (Mt. Pleasant) (28-27)
2011 Opponents W-L: 76-41
Recent State Championships: 2010 (8)
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2006, 2005 (Mid-State South), 2004 (Mid-State South)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 at Beal City (Mt. Pleasant), 8/31 at Catholic Central (Manistee), 9/6 Onekama, 9/14 Ashley, 9/21 Montabella (Blanchard), 9/28 at Vestaburg, 10/5 at Carson City-Crystal (Carson City), 10/12 at Coleman, 10/19 Muskegon Heights
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Beal City (Mt. Pleasant) (15.9), Muskegon Heights (14), Montabella (Blanchard) (4.2)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Ashley (-36.2), Onekama (-18.9), Carson City-Crystal (Carson City) (-18.7)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.4 (4.6 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.6
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -8
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #395
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9938
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%