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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Devils
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Joe Vassalotti
League: Suburban
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #31

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2012 JV Record: 4-5-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Joe Lowery 6'6" 290 Senior OL 5.12 [Ohio]
Bobby Clark 5'11" 195 Senior RB/DE 4.67
Davis Moore 5'11" 195 Senior FB/LB 4.78

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At Key Positions

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 30.2
2012 National Rank: #1758
2012 State Rank: #112
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 20.5
2013 National Rank: #3015
2013 State Rank: #176
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 25
Dynasty National Rank: #1887
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.1
Dynasty Record: 39-19 (26-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 8-3
2012 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (1st)
2012 Points For Average: 32.4
2012 Points Against Average: 17.1
2012 Differential: +15.3
2012 Wins: #1520 Highland (Medina) (35-21), #1910 Wadsworth (19-14), #2302 Green (Uniontown) (35-7), #3483 Copley (20-0), #4044 Ellet (Akron) (37-15), #6447 Cloverleaf (Lodi) (55-35), #6560 Garfield (Akron) (26-0), #6747 Revere (Richfield) (52-7)
2012 Losses: #1464 Nordonia (Macedonia) (34-28), #1669 Kenston (Chagrin Falls) (26-23), #3572 Ravenna (29-26)
2012 Opponents W-L: 62-54
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011, 2010, 2007 (tied for 1st), 2006, 2005, 2004 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 Ravenna, 9/6 at Ellet (Akron), 9/13 Garfield (Akron), 9/20 Copley, 9/27 Revere (Richfield), 10/4 at Highland (Medina), 10/11 Nordonia (Macedonia), 10/18 Cloverleaf (Lodi), 10/25 at Wadsworth, 11/1 at Green (Uniontown)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Highland (Medina) (31.9), Nordonia (Macedonia) (30.9), Wadsworth (25.7)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Revere (Richfield) (3.7), Garfield (Akron) (5.9), Ravenna (10)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19 (21.2 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.8
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.2
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #167
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2367
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2013 Projected League Finish: 5th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%