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GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Forest Green/White
Coach: Dan Rohn
League: Ottawa-Kent - Bronze (moving from Ottawa-Kent - Blue)
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2011 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Dan Green 5'10" 270 Senior NG 5.00
Mitchell Stanitzek 6'3" 210 Junior DE 4.90
David Kuzma 6'3" 175 Senior 4.71

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Off-Season Commitment, Young Players With Experience
Team Weaknesses: Difficult Schedule

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 40
2011 National Rank: #734
2011 State Rank: #23
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 36.3
2012 National Rank: #841
2012 State Rank: #16
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 29.1
Dynasty National Rank: #829
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.4
Dynasty Record: 83-21 [82-22 on the field] (50-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 10-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 38.9
2011 Points Against Average: 21.5
2011 Differential: +17.4
2011 Wins: #1047 Comstock Park (42-35), #1554 Menominee (55-34), #2413 Forest Hills Northern (Grand Rapids) (33-27), #2627 Sparta (42-2), #3309 Reed City (42-7), #3701 Coopersville (35-14), #4181 Cedar Springs (55-14), #5839 Belding (42-32), #6055 Manistee (49-14), #8699 Allendale (55-0)
2011 Losses: #58 St. Mary Prep (Orchard Lake) (35-0), #509 Catholic Central (Lansing) (42-35), #1227 Muskegon Catholic Central (Muskegon) (24-21)
2011 Opponents W-L: 96-44
Recent State Championships: 2010 (5)
Recent League Championships: 2011 (Ottawa-Kent - Blue), 2010 (Ottawa-Kent - Blue), 2009 (Ottawa-Kent - Blue), 2008 (Ottawa-Kent - Blue), 2007 (Grand Rapids City), 2004 (tied for 1st; Grand Rapids City)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/25 vs Brebeuf Jesuit Prep (Indianapolis, IN), 8/31 Comstock Park, 9/7 South Christian (Grand Rapids), 9/14 at Unity Christian (Hudsonville), 9/21 at Forest Hills Eastern (Ada), 9/28 at Forest Hills Northern (Grand Rapids), 10/5 Greenville, 10/12 Cedar Springs, 10/19 Northview (Grand Rapids)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Comstock Park (35.9), Northview (Grand Rapids) (25.1), Forest Hills Northern (Grand Rapids) (23.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Cedar Springs (9.3), Forest Hills Eastern (Ada) (10.4), Unity Christian (Hudsonville) (11.5)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.3 (24.8 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.2
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #40
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1815
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 42%