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GENERAL
Nickname: Greenmen
Colors: Dark Green/White
Coach: Bob Mihalik
League: Chagrin Valley - Chagrin
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #15

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2013 JV Record: 9-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Brandon Zamary 6'2" 255 Senior DL/OL 5.21
Alex Smierciak 5'11" 165 Senior DB/QB 4.82
Josh Burger 6'4.5" 290 Junior OL/DL 5.38

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
George Bollas 6'3" 205 Senior QB [Kent State]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experienced Defense, Strong OL
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At Skill Positions

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 36.6
2013 National Rank: #1049
2013 State Rank: #67
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 30.9
2014 National Rank: #1439
2014 State Rank: #87
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 29.1
Dynasty National Rank: #896
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.1
Dynasty Record: 103-31 (59-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 10-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st)
2013 Points For Average: 35.8
2013 Points Against Average: 17.8
2013 Differential: +18
2013 Wins: #1532 Chagrin Falls (14-13), #1756 Louisville (24-21), #1954 Kenston (Chagrin Falls) (63-28), #2931 Twinsburg (20-13), #3377 Perry (28-3), #5034 Revere (Richfield) (35-2), #5176 Orange (Pepper Pike) (58-28), #7791 Ravenna (41-14), #8133 Wickliffe (61-7), #9465 Harvey [Thomas W.] (Painesville) (38-0)
2013 Losses: #298 Hubbard (49-19), #2208 West Geauga (Chesterland) (35-28)
2013 Opponents W-L: 67-61
Recent State Championships: 2008 (3)
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st), 2012 (tied for 1st), 2010 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2007 (tied for 1st), 2006, 2005
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/29/14 Twinsburg (34-13), 9/5/14 Ravenna (42-28)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Twinsburg, 9/5 at Ravenna, 9/12 Revere (Richfield), 9/19 at Chagrin Falls, 9/26 Orange (Pepper Pike), 10/3 West Geauga (Chesterland), 10/10 at Wickliffe, 10/17 Perry, 10/24 Harvey [Thomas W.] (Painesville), 10/31 at Kenston (Chagrin Falls)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Perry (30.8), Kenston (Chagrin Falls) (28.8), Chagrin Falls (28.6)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Harvey [Thomas W.] (Painesville) (-6.5), Ravenna (-3.2), Wickliffe (-0.7)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.6 (22.5 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.1
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.5
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #208
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3039
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 13%