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GENERAL
Nickname: Green Wave
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Bill Franks
League: Licking County (moving from Mid-State - Ohio)
Playoff Division: VI
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2012 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Chayce Crouch 6'4" 220 Senior QB/P 4.80 [Illinois]
Brendan Jurden 6'2" 260 Senior OL/DE 5.10
Joe Davis 6'1" 200 Senior FB/ILB 5.05

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Kevin Bourne 5'10" 180 Senior DB [Kent State]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Leadership With QB Crouch, Veteran OL
Team Weaknesses: Limited Experience At WR/ILB

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 30.8
2012 National Rank: #1663
2012 State Rank: #106
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.8
2013 Starting Power Rating: 28.8
2013 National Rank: #1704
2013 State Rank: #107
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 15.5
Dynasty National Rank: #3790
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.1
Dynasty Record: 37-20 (21-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 12-3
2012 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st)
2012 Points For Average: 31.3
2012 Points Against Average: 15.5
2012 Differential: +15.8
2012 Wins: #2148 Mogadore (38-21), #2333 Licking Valley (Newark) (25-9), #2636 Danville (48-46), #3554 Trimble (Glouster) (20-13), #3913 Columbus Academy (Gahanna) (14-9), #5252 Nelsonville-York (Nelsonville) (32-6), #6185 Heath (26-13), #7855 Whitehall-Yearling (Whitehall) (41-6), #8572 Fairfield Christian Academy (Lancaster) (41-14), #8737 Bexley (Columbus) (20-0), #10352 Fisher Catholic [William V.] (Lancaster) (63-20), #11320 Lakewood (Hebron) (54-0)
2012 Losses: #584 Marion Local (Maria Stein) (28-21), #1701 Granville (14-7), #2989 Bishop Ready (Columbus) (34-20)
2012 Opponents W-L: 103-63
Recent State Championships: 2007 (6)
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st; Mid-State - Ohio), 2004 (tied for 1st; Mid-State Cardinal), 2003 (Mid-State Cardinal)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 at Bishop Ready (Columbus), 9/7 Nelsonville-York (Nelsonville), 9/13 Fisher Catholic [William V.] (Lancaster), 9/20 at Lakewood (Hebron), 9/27 Watkins Memorial (Pataskala), 10/5 Heath, 10/11 at Johnstown-Monroe (Johnstown), 10/24 at Granville, 11/1 at Utica
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Granville (30.5), Bishop Ready (Columbus) (24.2), Johnstown-Monroe (Johnstown) (23.1)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Lakewood (Hebron) (-15), Utica (-11.5), Fisher Catholic [William V.] (Lancaster) (-10.2)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.2 (15.6 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.1
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.9
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #313
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5215
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 28%