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GENERAL
Nickname: Roughriders
Colors: Brown/Gold
Coach: Shawn Buescher
League: Mid-State - Cardinal
Playoff Division: V
Playoff Division Rank: #22

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2012 JV Record: 4-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Logan Stepp 5'11" 175 Senior QB/DB 4.50
D.J. McAninch 6'2" 215 Senior OL/DL 4.80
Nick Mendenhall 6'5" 170 Senior WR/LB 4.50

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience Up-Front, Depth At Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Need Leadership

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 15.5
2012 National Rank: #4290
2012 State Rank: #260
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 14.6
2013 National Rank: #4219
2013 State Rank: #249
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 21.9
Dynasty National Rank: #2398
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.9
Dynasty Record: 48-12 (30-5 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 7-3
2012 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2012 Points For Average: 37.7
2012 Points Against Average: 21.9
2012 Differential: +15.8
2012 Wins: #5301 Harvest Prep (Canal Winchester) (53-21), #7400 Grandview Heights (Columbus) (35-17), #9425 London (41-14), #9465 Mechanicsburg (40-20), #10352 Fisher Catholic [William V.] (Lancaster) (35-13), #12608 Berne Union (Sugar Grove) (48-7), #14120 Millersport (60-0)
2012 Losses: #584 Marion Local (Maria Stein) (44-37), #1896 Licking Heights (Pataskala) (36-16), #2754 Liberty Union (Baltimore) (47-12)
2012 Opponents W-L: 56-54
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/26/12 Berne Union (Sugar Grove) (48-7)

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 at Mechanicsburg, 9/6 at Marion Local (Maria Stein), 9/14 Jackson, 9/20 at Madison Plains (London), 9/27 Harvest Prep (Canal Winchester), 10/4 at Bexley (Columbus), 10/11 Columbus Academy (Gahanna), 10/18 at Grandview Heights (Columbus), 10/25 Whitehall-Yearling (Whitehall), 11/1 London
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Marion Local (Maria Stein) (50.9), Columbus Academy (Gahanna) (17.3), Harvest Prep (Canal Winchester) (9.4)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Madison Plains (London) (-6.6), London (-6), Mechanicsburg (-1.6)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.3
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.6
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.3
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #330
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5426
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2013 Projected League Finish: 1st
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%