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GENERAL
Nickname: Flyers
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Tim Goodwin
League: Midwest Athletic
Playoff Division: VII
Playoff Division Rank: #1

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

TOP PLAYERS
Jacy Goettemoeller 5'10" 180 Senior RB 4.70
Hunter Wilker 6'0" 190 Junior WR/DB 4.60
Jacob Kunkler 6'0" 190 Senior LB 4.70

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Adam Bertke 6'5" 200 Senior QB [Pittsburgh]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Depth
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At QB

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 57.4
2013 National Rank: #114
2013 State Rank: #11
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -11.7
2014 Starting Power Rating: 45.8
2014 National Rank: #365
2014 State Rank: #27
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 39.8
Dynasty National Rank: #207
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17.8
Dynasty Record: 120-31 (65-24 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 15-0
2013 League Record/Finish: 8-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 37.1
2013 Points Against Average: 7.5
2013 Differential: +29.6
2013 Wins: #225 Coldwater (47-14), #1093 West Jefferson (29-0), #1608 Covington (35-28), #1669 Triad (North Lewisburg) (50-0), #1744 St. John's (Delphos) (35-6), #1744 St. John's (Delphos) (28-14), #1848 Trimble (Glouster) (33-0), #3285 Fort Loramie (63-14), #3890 Anna (14-3), #3952 St. Henry (35-7), #4017 Versailles (28-0), #6158 Parkway (Rockford) (42-13), #6792 Shawnee (Lima) (42-7), #7566 Fort Recovery (33-0), #10084 New Bremen (42-6)
2013 Losses: none
2013 Opponents W-L: 107-71
Recent State Championships: 2013, 2012 (VI), 2011 (VI), 2007 (5), 2006 (6)
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2011 (tied for 1st), 2007
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 24
Streak List: 10/19/12 Anna (27-21), 10/26/12 New Bremen (26-0), 11/2/12 Bradford (53-27), 11/9/12 Minster (41-34), 11/16/12 St. Henry (28-21), 11/23/12 McComb (34-28), 11/30/12 Newark Catholic (Newark) (28-21), 8/30/13 Shawnee (Lima) (42-7), 9/6/13 West Jefferson (29-0), 9/13/13 Parkway (Rockford) (42-13), 9/20/13 Fort Recovery (33-0), 9/27/13 Versailles (28-0), 10/5/13 St. John's (Delphos) (28-14), 10/11/13 St. Henry (35-7), 10/18/13 Coldwater (47-14), 10/25/13 Anna (14-3), 11/1/13 New Bremen (42-6), 11/9/13 Fort Loramie (63-14), 11/16/13 Covington (35-28), 11/23/13 Triad (North Lewisburg) (50-0), 11/30/13 St. John's (Delphos) (35-6), 12/7/13 Trimble (Glouster) (33-0), 8/29/14 Shawnee (Lima) (47-0), 9/5/14 Richard [Gabriel] (Riverview, MI) (20-0)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Shawnee (Lima), 9/5 Africentric Early College (Columbus), 9/5 at Richard [Gabriel] (Riverview, MI), 9/12 at New Bremen, 9/19 Minster, 9/26 at St. Henry, 10/3 Anna, 10/10 Coldwater, 10/17 at Fort Recovery, 10/24 at Versailles, 10/31 St. John's (Delphos)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Coldwater (53.9), St. John's (Delphos) (30.4), Anna (22.2)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Africentric Early College (Columbus) (-31.5), New Bremen (-9.3), Richard [Gabriel] (Riverview, MI) (-8.8)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.1 (23.5 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.7
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.4
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #288
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4322
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 11-0
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 68%