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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: R.J. Hartsfield
League: Mid-Southern
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #40

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2013 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jordan McNeely 6'2" 175 Senior QB/SS 4.74
Zack Keltner 6'3" 225 Senior OL/DE 4.96
Adam Fisher 6'3" 205 Senior T/DE 4.94

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Off-Season Work Ethic

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -7
2013 National Rank: #9591
2013 State Rank: #222
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: -1.5
2014 National Rank: #8288
2014 State Rank: #188
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -10.7
Dynasty National Rank: #11411
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.2
Dynasty Record: 52-61 (29-36 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 5-5
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th)
2013 Points For Average: 22
2013 Points Against Average: 22.7
2013 Differential: -0.7
2013 Wins: #9705 North Harrison (Ramsey) (22-6), #10347 Silver Creek (Sellersburg) (21-20), #10685 West Washington (Campbellsburg) (40-7), #12675 Eastern (Pekin) (57-7), #12963 Clarksville (26-6)
2013 Losses: #3528 Brownstown Central (Brownstown) (55-7), #4084 Paoli (29-20), #6150 Charlestown (35-0), #7756 Brown County (Nashville) (42-13), #7886 Corydon Central (Corydon) (20-14)
2013 Opponents W-L: 60-54
Recent League Championships: 2008, 2005 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/5/14 North Harrison (Ramsey) (41-38)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/23 Mitchell, 8/29 Silver Creek (Sellersburg), 9/5 at North Harrison (Ramsey), 9/12 Brownstown Central (Brownstown), 9/19 at Clarksville, 9/26 Charlestown, 10/3 at Eastern (Pekin), 10/10 Corydon Central (Corydon), 10/17 at West Washington (Campbellsburg)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Brownstown Central (Brownstown) (19.4), Charlestown (10.6), Corydon Central (Corydon) (0)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Mitchell (-32), Eastern (Pekin) (-23), Clarksville (-21.4)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.4 (-3.2 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.7
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #262
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10485
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 4th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%