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GENERAL
Nickname: Badgers
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Josh DeWeese
League: Chagrin Valley - Valley
Playoff Division: VI
Playoff Division Rank: #53

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2013 JV Record: 3-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Ben Blechschmid 5'8.5" 165 Senior RB/OLB 4.53
Kyle Storm 5'11" 165 Senior RB/OLB 4.49
Frank Kaschalk 6'4.5" 225 Senior OL/MLB 5.04

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Offensive Backfield, Lines
Team Weaknesses: Depth At Skill Positions, Secondary

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -11.5
2013 National Rank: #10543
2013 State Rank: #562
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.5
2014 Starting Power Rating: -2
2014 National Rank: #8417
2014 State Rank: #463
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -6.1
Dynasty National Rank: #10161
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.1
Dynasty Record: 59-51 (32-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 4-6
2013 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd)
2013 Points For Average: 18.6
2013 Points Against Average: 32.9
2013 Differential: -14.3
2013 Wins: #8070 Hawken (Gates Mills) (50-42), #10828 Grand Valley (Orwell) (21-14), #13405 Harding (Fairport Harbor) (34-0), #14209 Newbury (28-0)
2013 Losses: #235 Kirtland (54-0), #4595 Gilmour Academy (Gates Mills) (49-7), #5347 Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland) (41-14), #5650 Beachwood (57-6), #9145 Cardinal (Middlefield) (40-2), #11240 Pymatuning Valley (Andover) (32-24)
2013 Opponents W-L: 60-49
Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st), 2004
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Harvey [Thomas W.] (Painesville), 9/5 Gilmour Academy (Gates Mills), 9/12 at Grand Valley (Orwell), 9/19 at Hawken (Gates Mills), 9/26 Beachwood, 10/3 at Harding (Fairport Harbor), 10/10 Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland), 10/17 at Kirtland, 10/24 Newbury, 10/31 Cardinal (Middlefield)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Kirtland (52.4), Gilmour Academy (Gates Mills) (13.2), Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland) (10.8)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Newbury (-42), Harding (Fairport Harbor) (-31.2), Grand Valley (Orwell) (-12.8)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.9
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.6
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.3
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #496
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8363
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%