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GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Maize/Blue
Coach: Marc Lemerand
League: Lenawee County
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2013 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Martin Peterson 6'4" 210 Junior QB 4.90
Pat Drews 6'5" 235 Senior OLB/OL 5.00
Kyle Bernard 5'10" 190 Senior RB 4.70

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: Physically Undersized

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 2.6
2013 National Rank: #7323
2013 State Rank: #269
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2014 Starting Power Rating: 9.5
2014 National Rank: #5320
2014 State Rank: #178
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 15.2
Dynasty National Rank: #3392
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.1
Dynasty Record: 87-32 [88-31 on the field] (55-3 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 7-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st)
2013 Points For Average: 26
2013 Points Against Average: 17.7
2013 Differential: +8.3
2013 Wins: #8279 Jonesville (29-14), #8382 Ida (31-14), #9821 Dundee (42-7), #11071 Blissfield (31-0), #12522 Columbia Central (Brooklyn) (34-6), #13629 Onsted (27-6), #13823 Erie-Mason (Erie) (41-7)
2013 Losses: #2521 Tinora (Defiance, OH) (34-10), #3321 Constantine (56-14), #6896 Hudson (16-7), #7099 Northwest (Jackson) (35-20)
2013 Opponents W-L: 56-52
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st), 2012, 2011 (tied for 1st; Southern Michigan), 2010 (Southern Michigan), 2008 (Southern Michigan), 2007 (Southern Michigan - South), 2006 (Southern Michigan - South), 2005 (Southern Michigan I), 2004 (Tri-River), 2003 (Tri-River)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/28/14 Jonesville (49-14)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/28 at Jonesville, 9/6 Tinora (Defiance, OH), 9/12 at Columbia Central (Brooklyn), 9/19 Dundee, 9/26 Erie-Mason (Erie), 10/3 at Onsted, 10/10 Blissfield, 10/17 at Ida, 10/24 Hudson
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Tinora (Defiance, OH) (24.9), Hudson (4.2), Jonesville (-1.4)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Erie-Mason (Erie) (-35.7), Onsted (-33.7), Columbia Central (Brooklyn) (-23.4)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.1 (-3.1 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.8
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #432
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10732
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 8%