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GENERAL
Nickname: Blazers
Colors: Orange/Brown
Coach: Tony Sonsini
League: Cross County
Playoff Division: VI
Playoff Division Rank: #43

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2013 JV Record: 2-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Garrett Griffin 6'5" 185 Senior QB/S 4.69
Phillip White 5'10" 170 Senior WR/CB 4.71
Josh Baker 6'3.5" 325 Senior G/DT 5.93

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Strong Senior Class, Improved Defensively, Dynamic QB Whom Has Capability To Make Plays With His Arm/Legs
Team Weaknesses: 3 New Starters At WR, OL Replacing 3 Starters, RB Position Is A Rotation

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 3
2013 National Rank: #7207
2013 State Rank: #405
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 4.2
2014 National Rank: #6646
2014 State Rank: #386
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -27.5
Dynasty National Rank: #13973
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 33
Dynasty Record: 23-88 (19-81 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 8-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 7-2 (3rd)
2013 Points For Average: 30.2
2013 Points Against Average: 25.7
2013 Differential: +4.5
2013 Wins: #5952 Tri-County North (Lewisburg) (15-12), #9091 Arcanum (34-30), #9254 Twin Valley South (West Alexandria) (35-21), #10458 Bethel (Tipp City) (18-16), #12227 Mississinawa Valley (Union City) (56-28), #12672 Ponitz Career Tech (Dayton) (54-0), #12868 Ansonia (67-30), #13374 Bradford (27-12)
2013 Losses: #1608 Covington (42-0), #2696 Mechanicsburg (50-13), #3715 Miami East (Casstown) (42-13)
2013 Opponents W-L: 60-59
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Preble Shawnee (Camden), 9/5 at Miami East (Casstown), 9/12 Twin Valley South (West Alexandria), 9/19 Bradford, 9/26 at Ansonia, 10/3 Arcanum, 10/10 at Mississinawa Valley (Union City), 10/17 Bethel (Tipp City), 10/24 at Covington, 10/31 Tri-County North (Lewisburg)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Covington (27), Miami East (Casstown) (17), Tri-County North (Lewisburg) (5.8)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Bradford (-30.8), Mississinawa Valley (Union City) (-27.8), Ansonia (-21.1)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.5 (-1 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.4
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #589
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9826
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 4th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%