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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Scott McMurray
League: Eastern Indiana - 3A (moving from Eastern Indiana)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #50

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2013 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
JT Ephlin 6'1" 290 Senior OL/DL
Noah Nigh 6'1" 220 Junior TE/DL
Keith Tressler 5'11" 185 Senior QB/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience On OL, Talent At Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Defense

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -3.9
2013 National Rank: #8861
2013 State Rank: #201
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: -8.4
2014 National Rank: #9837
2014 State Rank: #226
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -8.1
Dynasty National Rank: #10736
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.3
Dynasty Record: 35-81 (15-62 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 6-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th)
2013 Points For Average: 21.7
2013 Points Against Average: 20
2013 Differential: +1.7
2013 Wins: #8676 Greenfield-Central (Greenfield) (39-17), #8784 East Central (St. Leon) (27-21), #11373 Franklin County (Brookville) (32-14), #11703 Connersville (19-0), #13269 South Dearborn (Aurora) (53-17), #13752 New Castle (21-17)
2013 Losses: #3663 Guerin Catholic [St. Theodore] (Noblesville) (31-0), #4048 Batesville (21-0), #7528 Lawrenceburg (34-0), #8453 Greensburg (28-26)
2013 Opponents W-L: 38-67
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 Milan, 8/29 at New Castle, 9/5 Franklin County (Brookville), 9/12 Batesville, 9/19 at Connersville, 9/26 at Lapel, 10/3 at Lawrenceburg, 10/10 South Dearborn (Aurora), 10/17 Greensburg
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Batesville (16.7), Lawrenceburg (8), Lapel (1.5)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: New Castle (-34.9), South Dearborn (Aurora) (-24.9), Franklin County (Brookville) (-14.8)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.1 (-4.2 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.6
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.5
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #236
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9874
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2014 Projected League Finish: 4th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%