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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Devils
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Mark Dodd
League: Vermilion Valley
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 7-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Braedon Lappin-Pratt 6'3.5" 275 Senior MLB/TE 4.90
Mo Abbed 5'9" 190 Senior FB/OLB 4.78
Austin Reffett 6'1" 205 Senior G/DE 4.67

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Key RB

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 6.3
2013 National Rank: #6395
2013 State Rank: #232
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 7.5
2014 National Rank: #5826
2014 State Rank: #216
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -4.6
Dynasty National Rank: #9709
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.4
Dynasty Record: 67-43 (47-27 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 9-1
2013 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 32.1
2013 Points Against Average: 13.9
2013 Differential: +18.2
2013 Wins: #6514 Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond (Arthur) (20-14), #7810 Jamaica/Catlin (Sidell) (28-25), #9766 Milford/Cissna Park (Milford) (17-15), #10983 Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Chrisman (Georgetown) (42-19), #11371 Westville (21-13), #11971 Arcola (34-7), #13071 Oakwood/Armstrong (Fithian) (49-7), #13893 Martinsville (48-6), #14279 Hoopeston (55-13)
2013 Losses: #4796 Hall (Spring Valley) (20-7)
2013 Opponents W-L: 42-53
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2012
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/30/14 Carmi-White County (Carmi) (34-12)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/30 at Carmi-White County (Carmi), 9/5 at Paxton-Buckley-Loda (Paxton), 9/12 at Westville, 9/19 Jamaica/Catlin (Sidell), 9/26 Oakwood/Armstrong (Fithian), 10/3 at Hoopeston/Schlarman (Hoopeston), 10/10 Georgetown-Ridge Farm (Georgetown), 10/17 Milford/Cissna Park (Milford), 10/24 at Villa Grove/Heritage (Villa Grove)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Paxton-Buckley-Loda (Paxton) (2.8), Jamaica/Catlin (Sidell) (0.3), Carmi-White County (Carmi) (-6.9)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Oakwood/Armstrong (Fithian) (-27.8), Westville (-15.8), Villa Grove/Heritage (Villa Grove) (-8)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.6 (-11.5 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.9
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +11.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #430
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11349
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 33%