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GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Red/Black/White
Coach: Denny Hopkins
League: Flint Metro
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2013 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Marshael Ryan 6'2.5" 225 Senior MLB/TE 4.71
Kyle Korman 6'4.5" 250 Senior DE/T 4.79
Austin Buerkel 6'3" 190 Senior WR/S 4.52

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Players, DE, LBs
Team Weaknesses: Kicking Game

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 14.4
2013 National Rank: #4564
2013 State Rank: #158
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 18.6
2014 National Rank: #3389
2014 State Rank: #117
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 18.8
Dynasty National Rank: #2534
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.1
Dynasty Record: 88-28 (70-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 7-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-3 (tied for 3rd)
2013 Points For Average: 25.1
2013 Points Against Average: 22.6
2013 Differential: +2.5
2013 Wins: #4151 Lapeer West (Lapeer) (10-7), #5766 Lapeer East (Lapeer) (17-13), #7252 Swartz Creek (40-37), #7492 Holly (21-7), #10899 Flint Southwestern Academy (Flint) (35-34), #11091 Kearsley (Flint) (48-17), #11577 Clio (38-12)
2013 Losses: #868 DeWitt (28-14), #3975 Fenton (39-27), #4151 Lapeer West (Lapeer) (33-11), #6264 Brandon (Ortonville) (22-15)
2013 Opponents W-L: 58-49
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st), 2010, 2009, 2008 (tied for 1st), 2006, 2005
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/28 DeWitt, 9/6 at Fowlerville, 9/12 at Holly, 9/19 Swartz Creek, 9/26 at Flushing, 10/3 at Brandon (Ortonville), 10/10 Kearsley (Flint), 10/17 at Clio, 10/24 Fenton
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: DeWitt (40.7), Holly (1.2), Fenton (0.7)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Kearsley (Flint) (-21.5), Fowlerville (-18.6), Clio (-16.9)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.1 (9.7 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.3
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.4
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #332
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8902
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4%