GENERAL
Nickname: Explorers
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Ron Wright
League: Northeast Ohio - Valley
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #6
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Mitch Guadagni 6'3" 195 Senior QB/FS 4.47 [Toledo]
Jack Palumbo 6'0" 205 Senior RB/ATH 4.50
Colton Whited 6'2" 180 Senior WR/DB 4.48
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Pierce Royster 5'9" 170 Senior K [Ohio]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB, Balanced Offense, Defensive Front
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience In Secondary, Youth In Kicking Game
RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 50.2
2013 National Rank: #286
2013 State Rank: #22
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 56.4
2014 National Rank: #107
2014 State Rank: #8
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 29.6
Dynasty National Rank: #835
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 28.1
Dynasty Record: 82-36 (45-14 in league)
HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 10-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 27.4
2013 Points Against Average: 14.9
2013 Differential: +12.5
2013 Wins: #677 Stow-Munroe Falls (Stow) (20-7), #740 Brunswick (22-13), #1074 Solon (42-14), #1159 Brecksville-Broadview Heights (Broadview Heights) (15-14), #1478 Whitmer (Toledo) (31-7), #1580 Lake (Uniontown) (20-7), #1600 Strongsville (35-17), #2805 Euclid (35-7), #2931 Twinsburg (37-27), #8204 Cuyahoga Falls (41-0)
2013 Losses: #26 Mentor (38-14), #152 St. Ignatius (Cleveland) (28-17)
2013 Opponents W-L: 79-56
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st; Northeast Ohio - River), 2011 (Northeast Ohio - River), 2010 (tied for 1st; Northeast Ohio - River), 2004 (tied for 1st; Western Reserve South), 2003 (Western Reserve South)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/29/14 Euclid (40-6), 9/5/14 Lake (Uniontown) (48-10)
SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Euclid, 9/5 at Lake (Uniontown), 9/12 at Brecksville-Broadview Heights (Broadview Heights), 9/19 Brunswick, 9/26 at Cuyahoga Falls, 10/3 Stow-Munroe Falls (Stow), 10/10 at Solon, 10/17 Strongsville, 10/23 Mentor, 10/31 at Twinsburg
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Mentor (64.9), Brunswick (46.5), Brecksville-Broadview Heights (Broadview Heights) (44.5)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Cuyahoga Falls (-0.9), Twinsburg (22.5), Euclid (23.9)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.7 (36.4 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 35.3
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #16
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #215
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 14%