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GENERAL
Nickname: Firebirds
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Larry Cox
League: Greater Miami
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2013 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
George Asafo-Adjei 6'4.5" 295 T 5.35 [Kentucky]
CJ Stalker 6'2.5" 210 MLB 4.77 [Virginia]
Braxton Neal 6'3" 185 WR 4.58 [Cincinnati]

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Donte Horton 6'5" 205 Senior DE [Western Michigan]

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Mikel Horton 6'1" 225 Senior RB [Kentucky]
Tyler Jones 6'0" 175 Senior WR [Ohio]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines, Team Speed, P
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At QB, Inexperience In Secondary

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 46.8
2013 National Rank: #389
2013 State Rank: #31
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 49
2014 National Rank: #252
2014 State Rank: #18
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 34
Dynasty National Rank: #460
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.3
Dynasty Record: 67-47 (48-29 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 9-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (tied for 1st)
2013 Points For Average: 31.7
2013 Points Against Average: 18.5
2013 Differential: +13.2
2013 Wins: #211 Wayne (Huber Heights) (31-27), #697 Fairfield (35-3), #764 Oak Hills (Cincinnati) (10-7), #1240 Sycamore (Cincinnati) (21-20), #1571 Lakota East (Liberty Township) (34-27), #1825 Princeton (Cincinnati) (66-7), #1969 Mason [William] (Mason) (37-23), #2172 Glen Este (Cincinnati) (21-18), #5354 Hamilton (42-7)
2013 Losses: #467 Winton Woods (Cincinnati) (27-24), #582 Pickerington Central (Pickerington) (38-28)
2013 Opponents W-L: 66-51
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st), 2009 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Loveland, 9/5 at Elder (Cincinnati), 9/12 Wayne (Huber Heights), 9/19 at Middletown, 9/26 Colerain (Cincinnati), 10/3 Hamilton, 10/10 at Sycamore (Cincinnati), 10/17 Mason [William] (Mason), 10/24 at Fairfield, 10/31 Lakota East (Liberty Township)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Loveland (68.6), Elder (Cincinnati) (58.4), Wayne (Huber Heights) (55.6)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Hamilton (10.2), Middletown (14.3), Sycamore (Cincinnati) (22.8)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.8 (35.9 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 38
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.2
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #10
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #133
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%