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GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Kevin Townsend
League: Tri-Valley - Central
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2013 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jarett Riffel 6'1" 185 Senior QB/S 4.72
Matt Formsma 6'0" 200 Senior FB/LB 4.90
Blake DeSander 5'10" 185 Senior RB/LB 4.66

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Depth, Returning Starters At Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: DL, Tough Schedule

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 4.1
2013 National Rank: #6956
2013 State Rank: #249
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 8.3
2014 National Rank: #5631
2014 State Rank: #198
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 11
Dynasty National Rank: #4555
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.4
Dynasty Record: 65-44 (50-27 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 6-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2013 Points For Average: 25.4
2013 Points Against Average: 20
2013 Differential: +5.4
2013 Wins: #7730 Clare (35-21), #9239 Chesaning (36-27), #10023 Bullock Creek (Midland) (36-16), #10821 Hemlock (26-14), #11765 Alma (33-14), #12084 Shepherd (34-6)
2013 Losses: #2426 Swan Valley (Saginaw) (29-19), #3119 Nouvel Catholic Central (Saginaw) (21-7), #4137 Frankenmuth (31-13), #6826 Ovid-Elsie (Elsie) (21-15)
2013 Opponents W-L: 55-43
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010, 2008
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/28/14 Lake Fenton (Linden) (42-0)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/28 at Lake Fenton (Linden), 9/5 Ovid-Elsie (Elsie), 9/12 Chesaning, 9/19 at Bullock Creek (Midland), 9/26 at Shepherd, 10/3 Swan Valley (Saginaw), 10/10 at Hemlock, 10/17 Alma, 10/24 Nouvel Catholic Central (Saginaw)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Swan Valley (Saginaw) (31.4), Nouvel Catholic Central (Saginaw) (20.3), Lake Fenton (Linden) (18.3)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Shepherd (-20.1), Alma (-19.6), Hemlock (-15.1)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.4 (2 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.1
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.5
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #249
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7421
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%