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GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Kevin Townsend
League: Tri-Valley - Central
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2012 JV Record: 9-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Kyle Guster 5'8" 160 Senior RB 4.55
Dustin Leslie 5'10" 190 Senior OL/DL 5.00
Jarret Riffel 5'11" 175 Junior QB 4.80

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Depth, Speed, OL
Team Weaknesses: Tougher Schedule, Varsity Experience, Roster Size

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 16.6
2012 National Rank: #4077
2012 State Rank: #144
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 6.7
2013 National Rank: #6054
2013 State Rank: #200
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 19.1
Dynasty National Rank: #2982
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11
Dynasty Record: 37-16 (29-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 6-4
2012 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2012 Points For Average: 17.2
2012 Points Against Average: 15.9
2012 Differential: +1.3
2012 Wins: #2514 Swan Valley (Saginaw) (16-14), #4806 Clare (10-7), #5754 Bullock Creek (Midland) (35-14), #7590 Ovid-Elsie (Elsie) (19-14), #8597 Chesaning (28-12), #9620 Shepherd (37-0)
2012 Losses: #777 Powers Catholic [Luke M.] (Flint) (35-7), #1855 Hemlock (21-7), #3214 Nouvel Catholic Central (Saginaw) (28-7), #4271 Alma (14-6)
2012 Opponents W-L: 65-40
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010, 2008
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/29 Clare, 9/6 at Alma, 9/13 at Swan Valley (Saginaw), 9/20 Shepherd, 9/27 at Chesaning, 10/4 Bullock Creek (Midland), 10/11 Hemlock, 10/18 at Ovid-Elsie (Elsie), 10/25 at Nouvel Catholic Central (Saginaw)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Nouvel Catholic Central (Saginaw) (20.8), Hemlock (20.2), Swan Valley (Saginaw) (20.1)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Shepherd (-6.7), Chesaning (-5.4), Ovid-Elsie (Elsie) (2)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.7 (17.1 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.7
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #107
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4357
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2013 Projected League Finish: 5th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%