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GENERAL
Nickname: Green Wave
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Bill Franks
League: Licking County - Small
Playoff Division: VI
Playoff Division Rank: #19

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2013 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Mitchell Willis 6'1" 190 Senior OL/ILB 4.90
Luke Ceneviva 6'0" 170 Senior WR/DB 4.60
Blake Baker 5'11" 175 Senior FL/SS 4.60

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Chayce Crouch 6'3" 210 Senior QB [Illinois]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience At LB
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Lines

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 28.3
2013 National Rank: #2026
2013 State Rank: #133
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 15
2014 National Rank: #4121
2014 State Rank: #247
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 19.5
Dynasty National Rank: #2395
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.2
Dynasty Record: 97-39 (53-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 11-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 33.2
2013 Points Against Average: 15.5
2013 Differential: +17.7
2013 Wins: #2436 Granville (25-8), #2655 Valley (Lucasville) (35-21), #4648 Johnstown-Monroe (Johnstown) (42-21), #5630 Watkins Memorial (Pataskala) (34-14), #5789 Bellaire (29-0), #8922 Utica (33-12), #9018 Nelsonville-York (Nelsonville) (34-16), #9599 Heath (42-6), #10964 Lakewood (Hebron) (40-3), #12021 Fisher Catholic [William V.] (Lancaster) (42-6), #12346 Northridge (Johnstown) (41-21)
2013 Losses: #667 Bishop Ready (Columbus) (26-14), #667 Bishop Ready (Columbus) (48-21)
2013 Opponents W-L: 75-66
Recent State Championships: 2007 (6)
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2012 (tied for 1st; Mid-State - Ohio), 2004 (tied for 1st; Mid-State Cardinal), 2003 (Mid-State Cardinal)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Portsmouth West (West Portsmouth), 9/5 at Nelsonville-York (Nelsonville), 9/13 at Fisher Catholic [William V.] (Lancaster), 9/19 Lakewood (Hebron), 9/25 at Watkins Memorial (Pataskala), 10/3 at Heath, 10/10 Johnstown-Monroe (Johnstown), 10/17 at Northridge (Johnstown), 10/24 Granville, 10/31 Utica
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Granville (32.1), Johnstown-Monroe (Johnstown) (13.6), Portsmouth West (West Portsmouth) (5.3)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Northridge (Johnstown) (-22), Fisher Catholic [William V.] (Lancaster) (-19.7), Lakewood (Hebron) (-13.5)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.4 (11 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.4
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #503
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8481
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%