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GENERAL
Nickname: Pirates
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Troy Schelke
League: Greater Thumb - East
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2012 JV Record: 9-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Eli Kraft 6'0" 185 Senior QB/S 4.58
George Sutherland 6'0" 190 Senior C/DE 4.84
Travis Essenmacher 5'11" 170 Senior WR/CB 4.80

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 31.6
2012 National Rank: #1568
2012 State Rank: #48
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 27.1
2013 National Rank: #1931
2013 State Rank: #52
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): -2.1
Dynasty National Rank: #8651
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 33.2
Dynasty Record: 32-21 (14-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 13-1
2012 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2012 Points For Average: 43
2012 Points Against Average: 13.7
2012 Differential: +29.3
2012 Wins: #2825 Beal City (Mt. Pleasant) (35-10), #2842 Muskegon Catholic Central (Muskegon) (32-27), #4840 Our Lady of the Lakes (Waterford) (17-10), #6841 New Lothrop (56-20), #7382 Merrill (48-0), #8211 Unionville-Sebewaing (Sebewaing) (42-6), #8238 Brown City (56-16), #8508 Ubly (43-29), #9034 Laker (Pigeon) (56-0), #10249 Marlette (66-10), #11108 Sandusky (22-18), #12304 Bad Axe (51-0), #14269 Memphis (53-0)
2012 Losses: #1441 Menominee (46-25)
2012 Opponents W-L: 87-60
Recent State Championships: 2012 (8)
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011, 2007, 2003 (Greater Thumb East)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 11
Streak List: 9/14/12 Memphis (53-0), 9/21/12 Laker (Pigeon) (56-0), 9/28/12 Brown City (56-16), 10/5/12 Ubly (43-29), 10/12/12 Marlette (66-10), 10/19/12 Unionville-Sebewaing (Sebewaing) (42-6), 10/26/12 Merrill (48-0), 11/2/12 New Lothrop (56-20), 11/10/12 Our Lady of the Lakes (Waterford) (17-10), 11/17/12 Muskegon Catholic Central (Muskegon) (32-27), 11/23/12 Beal City (Mt. Pleasant) (35-10)

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/29 Bad Axe, 9/6 at Sandusky, 9/14 Menominee, 9/20 Memphis, 9/27 at Laker (Pigeon), 10/4 Brown City, 10/11 at Ubly, 10/18 Marlette, 10/25 at Unionville-Sebewaing (Sebewaing)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Menominee (27.5), Unionville-Sebewaing (Sebewaing) (-0.8), Brown City (-0.8)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Memphis (-34.1), Bad Axe (-21.2), Sandusky (-13.9)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.7 (4.6 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.5
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.2
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #364
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10371
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2013 Projected League Finish: 1st
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 69%