GENERAL
Nickname: Explorers
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Ron Wright
League: Northeast Ohio - Valley (moving from Northeast Ohio - River)
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #18
RETURNERS
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Ben Gedeon 6'2" 200 Senior LB [Michigan]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Roster Size, Smart Players, Coaching Staff
Team Weaknesses: Young, Inexperience
RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 48.7
2012 National Rank: #310
2012 State Rank: #23
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 44.6
2013 National Rank: #375
2013 State Rank: #25
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 30.8
Dynasty National Rank: #1134
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.2
Dynasty Record: 36-18 (21-4 in league)
HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 9-3
2012 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2012 Points For Average: 32.5
2012 Points Against Average: 18.8
2012 Differential: +13.7
2012 Wins: #511 North Royalton (19-7), #940 GlenOak (Canton) (38-6), #1054 Mayfield (35-13), #1669 Kenston (Chagrin Falls) (17-14), #2092 Lake (Uniontown) (56-33), #2504 Brecksville-Broadview Heights (Broadview Heights) (38-21), #3832 Stow-Munroe Falls (Stow) (38-0), #4177 Cuyahoga Falls (46-28), #7290 Garfield Heights (37-12)
2012 Losses: #10 Whitmer (Toledo) (39-28), #1062 Brunswick (26-22), #1193 Elyria (26-16)
2012 Opponents W-L: 75-56
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st; Northeast Ohio - River), 2011 (Northeast Ohio - River), 2010 (tied for 1st; Northeast Ohio - River), 2004 (tied for 1st; Western Reserve South), 2003 (Western Reserve South)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 at Euclid, 9/6 Lake (Uniontown), 9/13 Brecksville-Broadview Heights (Broadview Heights), 9/20 at Brunswick, 9/27 Cuyahoga Falls, 10/4 at Stow-Munroe Falls (Stow), 10/11 Solon, 10/18 at Strongsville, 10/25 at Mentor, 11/1 Twinsburg
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Mentor (70.2), Twinsburg (31.2), Lake (Uniontown) (27.6)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Strongsville (12.5), Cuyahoga Falls (16.1), Stow-Munroe Falls (Stow) (17.6)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.5 (35.3 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.3
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.8
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #63
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #689
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%