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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Mark Thomas
League: Kensington Lakes - Central
Playoff Division: none

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

TOP PLAYERS
Connor McRell Senior LB
Brendan Donahue OLB/TE
Tyler Nelson DB/WR

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Cameron Thomas 6'3" 185 Senior QB [Western Michigan]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Work Hard Together
Team Weaknesses: Young, Inexperience

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 23.9
2011 National Rank: #2566
2011 State Rank: #78
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 12.2
2012 National Rank: #4638
2012 State Rank: #156
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 16.7
Dynasty National Rank: #2945
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.3
Dynasty Record: 54-39 (35-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 7-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 17.3
2011 Points Against Average: 12.9
2011 Differential: +4.4
2011 Wins: #2906 Churchill (Livonia) (24-20), #3402 Novi (13-7), #3605 Holly (33-14), #5506 Pinckney (20-7), #6217 Salem (Canton) (22-7), #8474 Stevenson (Livonia) (16-14), #9306 South Lyon East (South Lyon) (30-10)
2011 Losses: #909 Walled Lake Western (Walled Lake) (3-0), #1524 Northville (24-15), #1808 Brighton (24-10), #5032 Lakeland (White Lake) (12-7)
2011 Opponents W-L: 59-48
Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st; Kensington Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 at Pinckney, 8/30 at Kettering (Waterford), 9/7 at Northville, 9/14 Stevenson (Livonia), 9/21 at Novi, 9/28 Salem (Canton), 10/5 South Lyon East (South Lyon), 10/19 at Walled Lake Northern (Commerce)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Northville (31.5), Novi (19.5), Walled Lake Northern (Commerce) (12.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Kettering (Waterford) (-11.4), South Lyon East (South Lyon) (-5.3), Stevenson (Livonia) (-2.8)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.1 (18.4 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.6
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #177
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5264
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%