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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Jeff Fox
League: Suburban
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #4

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

TOP PLAYERS
Denzel Ward 5'11" 165 Senior WR/DB 4.31 [Ohio State]
Justice Alexander 6'5" 235 Senior DE/T 4.60 [Michigan State]
Alex Alders 6'1" 205 Senior WR/LB 4.40

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Cameron Bell 6'8" 350 Senior OL [Toledo]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 38
2013 National Rank: #939
2013 State Rank: #62
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.5
2014 Starting Power Rating: 46.2
2014 National Rank: #347
2014 State Rank: #23
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 26.4
Dynasty National Rank: #1222
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 22.4
Dynasty Record: 76-47 (39-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 8-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2013 Points For Average: 38.5
2013 Points Against Average: 18.3
2013 Differential: +20.2
2013 Wins: #2012 Mayfield (53-35), #2384 Tallmadge (48-14), #2775 Green (Uniontown) (49-14), #2931 Twinsburg (42-7), #4718 Copley (35-26), #5034 Revere (Richfield) (49-7), #6604 Parma (45-0), #6663 Cloverleaf (Lodi) (27-3)
2013 Losses: #346 Highland (Medina) (28-25), #476 Washington (Massillon) (33-17), #874 Wadsworth (34-33)
2013 Opponents W-L: 62-55
Recent League Championships: 2007 (Northeast Ohio - River), 2006 (tied for 1st; Western Reserve)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/29/14 Mayfield (36-35), 9/5/14 Twinsburg (41-13)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Mayfield, 9/5 at Twinsburg, 9/12 Parma, 9/19 at Highland (Medina), 9/26 Cloverleaf (Lodi), 10/3 at Green (Uniontown), 10/10 at Copley, 10/17 Tallmadge, 10/24 Revere (Richfield), 10/31 at Wadsworth
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Highland (Medina) (48.2), Wadsworth (33.3), Mayfield (28.4)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Cloverleaf (Lodi) (2.7), Parma (5.4), Copley (6.8)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.8 (26.5 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.9
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.9
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #132
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1698
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 38%