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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Brent Fackler
League: Western Buckeye
Playoff Division: IV
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2013 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Larry Wells Senior OL [Kentucky]
Tristan Reichelderfer Senior ILB/OLB
Austin Phillips Senior DE/OLB

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Noah Furbush 6'4" 235 Senior LB [Michigan]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience At WR
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Key Starters

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 53
2013 National Rank: #213
2013 State Rank: #18
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6.5
2014 Starting Power Rating: 48.2
2014 National Rank: #268
2014 State Rank: #20
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 32.6
Dynasty National Rank: #564
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 22.2
Dynasty Record: 96-34 (79-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 13-1
2013 League Record/Finish: 9-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 44.4
2013 Points Against Average: 11.1
2013 Differential: +33.3
2013 Wins: #225 Coldwater (22-2), #411 Bryan (46-43), #1391 Wapakoneta (52-16), #1663 Triway (Wooster) (46-6), #2061 Celina (28-14), #2868 Galion (58-14), #3356 Defiance (62-8), #3768 Ottawa-Glandorf (Ottawa) (34-10), #4429 Elida (48-2), #5610 Bath (Lima) (62-6), #6792 Shawnee (Lima) (46-0), #7920 Van Wert (32-0), #9350 Memorial (St. Marys) (66-14)
2013 Losses: #167 Clinton-Massie (Clarksville) (21-20)
2013 Opponents W-L: 97-61
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Coldwater, 9/5 Wapakoneta, 9/12 at Memorial (St. Marys), 9/19 Van Wert, 9/26 at Shawnee (Lima), 10/3 at Ottawa-Glandorf (Ottawa), 10/10 Elida, 10/17 at Bath (Lima), 10/24 Celina, 10/31 at Defiance
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Coldwater (53.9), Wapakoneta (36.5), Celina (28)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Memorial (St. Marys) (-6), Van Wert (0), Shawnee (Lima) (4.6)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.8 (27.6 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.2
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.4
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #168
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2263
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 53%