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GENERAL
Nickname: Rockets
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Jeff D'Altorio
League: Inter-Tri-County - Small
Playoff Division: VII
Playoff Division Rank: #23

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Alex Harklerode Junior QB
Phil Ginnis RB
Van Vanover WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -3.5
2013 National Rank: #8766
2013 State Rank: #483
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 0.7
2014 National Rank: #7493
2014 State Rank: #418
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -9.8
Dynasty National Rank: #11195
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.8
Dynasty Record: 43-68 (33-43 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 6-5
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 4th)
2013 Points For Average: 22.1
2013 Points Against Average: 27.2
2013 Differential: -5.1
2013 Wins: #5811 Wellsville (27-21), #9253 Mineral Ridge (34-31), #10303 Youngstown Christian (Youngstown) (21-19), #11219 McKinley (Sebring) (33-14), #11934 Leetonia (28-19), #12894 Windham (49-12)
2013 Losses: #2595 Western Reserve (Berlin Center) (36-7), #4472 Danville (49-0), #5935 McDonald (39-19), #6348 Springfield (New Middletown) (28-6), #9244 Jackson-Milton (North Jackson) (31-19)
2013 Opponents W-L: 66-51
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/5/14 Windham (50-16)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/30 at Tuscarawas Central Catholic (New Philadelphia), 9/5 at Windham, 9/12 Springfield (New Middletown), 9/19 McKinley (Sebring), 9/26 at Southern (Salineville), 10/3 Leetonia, 10/10 at Wellsville, 10/17 Western Reserve (Berlin Center), 10/24 at McDonald, 10/31 Mineral Ridge
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Western Reserve (Berlin Center) (24.4), Springfield (New Middletown) (12.8), McDonald (11.9)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Windham (-26.3), Southern (Salineville) (-26.1), Leetonia (-19.2)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.9 (0 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.2
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #550
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9193
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2014 Projected League Finish: 4th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%