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GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Red/White/Gray
Coach: Brent Daniels
League: Southern Ohio II
Playoff Division: IV
Playoff Division Rank: #59

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2013 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Zach Justice 5'9" 190 Senior RB/LB 4.70
Matt Joyce 5'9" 180 Senior QB/DB 4.60
Tate Hall 5'9" 185 Senior RB/DB 4.90

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jared McCray 6'4" 310 Senior OL [Ohio]
Jared McCrary 6'5" 320 Senior OL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talented Youth, Strength/Conditioning
Team Weaknesses: Depth, Small Senior Class

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 12.4
2013 National Rank: #5001
2013 State Rank: #294
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 7
2014 National Rank: #5944
2014 State Rank: #352
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 4.7
Dynasty National Rank: #6624
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.6
Dynasty Record: 70-46 (27-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 7-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2013 Points For Average: 34.2
2013 Points Against Average: 15.9
2013 Differential: +18.3
2013 Wins: #7191 Portsmouth (34-6), #7231 Oak Hill (30-16), #8758 Grandview Heights (Columbus) (34-0), #9051 Waverly (14-6), #10785 Piketon (58-0), #12278 Northwest (McDermott) (60-7), #12354 Rock Hill (Ironton) (40-6)
2013 Losses: #1515 Wheelersburg (42-13), #2655 Valley (Lucasville) (41-31), #6633 Portsmouth West (West Portsmouth) (35-28)
2013 Opponents W-L: 53-53
Recent League Championships: 2009, 2003 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 South Point, 9/5 at Grandview Heights (Columbus), 9/12 Paint Valley (Bainbridge), 9/19 at Northwest (McDermott), 9/26 Oak Hill, 10/3 Portsmouth West (West Portsmouth), 10/10 at Rock Hill (Ironton), 10/17 at Wheelersburg, 10/24 Waverly, 10/31 at Valley (Lucasville)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Valley (Lucasville) (28.9), Wheelersburg (23.3), Portsmouth West (West Portsmouth) (5.3)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Rock Hill (Ironton) (-22.1), Northwest (McDermott) (-21.5), South Point (-5)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.3
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.5
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.2
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #458
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7617
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%