GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Chad Zolman
League: Northeast Hoosier
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #17
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2012 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Zach Swarts 6'4" 275 DL 5.20
Kyle Mohsensadeh 5'9" 180 RB 4.70
Wyatt Butcher 5'9" 200 4.80
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Isaac Griffith 6'0" 180 Senior WR 4.5 [Indiana]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense Has Core Group Of Players That Should Help Them Become Solid Group
Team Weaknesses: Very Young, Inexperienced
RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 39.6
2012 National Rank: #784
2012 State Rank: #17
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 30.3
2013 National Rank: #1513
2013 State Rank: #37
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 29.1
Dynasty National Rank: #1330
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.2
Dynasty Record: 46-8 (33-2 in league)
HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 9-1
2012 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2012 Points For Average: 42.1
2012 Points Against Average: 13.6
2012 Differential: +28.5
2012 Wins: #1556 Carroll (Fort Wayne) (49-27), #2509 East Noble (Kendallville) (65-21), #3462 New Haven (24-13), #4394 Warsaw (63-7), #5049 Columbia City (41-6), #7162 Bellmont (Decatur) (42-7), #7570 Huntington North (Huntington) (53-12), #7659 Norwell (Ossian) (20-7), #8824 DeKalb (Waterloo) (44-6)
2012 Losses: #260 Snider [R. Nelson] (Fort Wayne) (30-20)
2012 Opponents W-L: 63-49
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011, 2010 (tied for 1st), 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2007, 2005 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/23/13 Huntington North (Huntington) (37-28)
SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/23 at Huntington North (Huntington), 8/30 Valparaiso, 9/6 at East Noble (Kendallville), 9/13 Columbia City, 9/20 at Bellmont (Decatur), 9/27 DeKalb (Waterloo), 10/4 Carroll (Fort Wayne), 10/11 at Norwell (Ossian), 10/18 at New Haven
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Carroll (Fort Wayne) (34.3), East Noble (Kendallville) (24.7), Valparaiso (23.5)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: DeKalb (Waterloo) (-3.3), Huntington North (Huntington) (1.7), Norwell (Ossian) (2.7)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.7 (19.3 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.8
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.1
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #84
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3692
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 19%