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GENERAL
Nickname: Vulcans
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Jason Kiss
League: Greater Thumb - West
Playoff Division: none

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

TOP PLAYERS
Eli Harper 6'2.5" 320 Senior DT/T 5.21
Billy Abbott 5'10" 185 Senior OLB/TB 4.64
Lamont Morrison 6'1" 180 Sophomore FS/SE 4.59

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Senior Leadership, Communication
Team Weaknesses: Many First-Year Starters, Youth At Key Positions

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 6.5
2012 National Rank: #6420
2012 State Rank: #230
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2013 Starting Power Rating: 4.4
2013 National Rank: #6677
2013 State Rank: #233
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 2.5
Dynasty National Rank: #7346
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.5
Dynasty Record: 33-17 (24-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 7-3
2012 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2012 Points For Average: 25.1
2012 Points Against Average: 11.2
2012 Differential: +13.9
2012 Wins: #8211 Unionville-Sebewaing (Sebewaing) (22-16), #9034 Laker (Pigeon) (22-6), #9560 Cass City (41-6), #10249 Marlette (55-12), #12304 Bad Axe (31-0), #13488 All Saints Central (Bay City) (49-0), #14193 Caro (25-0)
2012 Losses: #2701 Frankenmuth (42-0), #3146 Hill-McCloy (Montrose) (7-6), #3848 Reese (23-0)
2012 Opponents W-L: 49-48
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st), 2009 (tied for 1st), 2003 (tied for 1st; Tri-Valley East)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/29 at Caro, 9/6 Bad Axe, 9/13 at Laker (Pigeon), 9/20 All Saints Central (Bay City), 9/27 Reese, 10/4 at Marlette, 10/18 at Cass City, 10/25 Frankenmuth
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Frankenmuth (23.7), Reese (17.6), Laker (Pigeon) (-4.3)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Caro (-40.3), All Saints Central (Bay City) (-34.3), Bad Axe (-21.2)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.1 (-2.4 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.3
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.8
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #395
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11099
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2
2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%