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GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Steve Zurek
League: Ottawa-Kent - Blue
Playoff Division: none

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 23.5
2011 National Rank: #2627
2011 State Rank: #80
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 22.3
2012 National Rank: #2555
2012 State Rank: #77
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 13.7
Dynasty National Rank: #3703
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.8
Dynasty Record: 42-44 (32-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 20.5
2011 Points Against Average: 22.5
2011 Differential: -2
2011 Wins: #2413 Forest Hills Northern (Grand Rapids) (34-28), #3701 Coopersville (13-10), #4181 Cedar Springs (17-7), #4553 Thornapple Kellogg (Middleville) (21-20), #5212 Hopkins (35-21), #5742 Whitehall (25-18), #5839 Belding (42-21), #7157 Fremont (23-8)
2011 Losses: #734 West Catholic (Grand Rapids) (42-2), #1047 Comstock Park (28-7), #1047 Comstock Park (45-7)
2011 Opponents W-L: 70-44
Recent League Championships: 2006
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 at Fremont, 8/30 Cedar Springs, 9/7 Creston (Grand Rapids), 9/14 Buchanan, 9/21 at Wyoming, 9/28 at Coopersville, 10/5 Allendale, 10/12 at Belding, 10/19 Comstock Park
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Comstock Park (35.9), Coopersville (18), Cedar Springs (9.3)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Wyoming (-12.1), Creston (Grand Rapids) (-9.4), Allendale (-2.7)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.2 (20.1 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.1
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -10.1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #198
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5812
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 7%



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