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GENERAL
Nickname: Indians
Colors: Royal Blue/Scarlet
Coach: Chris Majors
League: Southern Buckeye - American
Playoff Division: IV
Playoff Division Rank: #39

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

TOP PLAYERS
Jared Peters 5'11" 160 Senior DB/WR
Andrew Conover 5'11" 150 QB
Bo Harkins 6'1" 215 DE/OL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Return Most Skill Position Players, 3-Year Returning Starter At QB
Team Weaknesses: Size, Inexperienced Defensively

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 15.1
2012 National Rank: #4379
2012 State Rank: #266
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 11.2
2013 National Rank: #5008
2013 State Rank: #289
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): -2.4
Dynasty National Rank: #8742
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15
Dynasty Record: 22-30 [23-29 on the field] (11-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 10-2
2012 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (tied for 1st)
2012 Points For Average: 27
2012 Points Against Average: 12.9
2012 Differential: +14.1
2012 Wins: #3879 Bishop Fenwick (Franklin) (21-14), #5564 Western Brown (Mt. Orab) (39-29), #7821 Blanchester (41-0), #8349 New Richmond (18-7), #8647 Purcell Marian (Cincinnati) (26-13), #8674 Amelia (Batavia) (20-17), #9300 Goshen (21-3), #11210 Williamsburg (43-0), #11398 Cincinnati College Prep Academy (Cincinnati) (34-0), #13572 Oyler (Cincinnati) (41-6)
2012 Losses: #1844 Milton-Union (West Milton) (51-8), #6922 Mariemont (Cincinnati) (15-12)
2012 Opponents W-L: 65-56
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 at Madeira (Cincinnati), 9/6 at Purcell Marian (Cincinnati), 9/13 Taylor (North Bend), 9/21 at Cincinnati College Prep Academy (Cincinnati), 9/27 New Richmond, 10/4 Amelia (Batavia), 10/11 Goshen, 10/18 Blanchester, 10/25 at Williamsburg, 11/1 at Western Brown (Mt. Orab)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Western Brown (Mt. Orab) (16.5), Madeira (Cincinnati) (7.2), Blanchester (3.9)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Cincinnati College Prep Academy (Cincinnati) (-17), Williamsburg (-11.4), Amelia (Batavia) (-7.1)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.4 (2.9 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.2
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.2
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #508
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8627
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 9%