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GENERAL
Nickname: Comets
Colors: Navy/White/Gold
Coach: Jim Mcquaide
League: Northeast Ohio - Valley
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #23

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Ryan Gallagher 6'0" 195 Senior QB
Gage Golic 6'2" 240 Senior OL/DL
Tyree Seals 6'1" 215 Senior TE/DE

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Brandon Reynolds 6'4" 215 Senior DE [Toledo]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience On Defense
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Key Starters On Offense

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 36.4
2013 National Rank: #1074
2013 State Rank: #69
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 36.5
2014 National Rank: #900
2014 State Rank: #61
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 37
Dynasty National Rank: #301
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.8
Dynasty Record: 95-32 (44-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 6-5
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2013 Points For Average: 27.8
2013 Points Against Average: 27.5
2013 Differential: +0.3
2013 Wins: #740 Brunswick (44-41), #1600 Strongsville (34-7), #1954 Kenston (Chagrin Falls) (48-21), #2012 Mayfield (27-17), #2931 Twinsburg (34-20), #5576 Valley Forge (Parma Heights) (55-12)
2013 Losses: #26 Mentor (35-0), #109 Glenville (Cleveland) (15-14), #286 Hudson (42-14), #345 Westerville Central (Westerville) (55-7), #2465 South (Willoughby) (37-29)
2013 Opponents W-L: 83-44
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009, 2005 (Western Reserve), 2004 (Western Reserve North), 2003 (Western Reserve North)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/29/14 Kenston (Chagrin Falls) (20-14)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Kenston (Chagrin Falls), 9/6 at Shaker Heights, 9/12 South (Willoughby), 9/19 at Strongsville, 9/26 Valley Forge (Parma Heights), 10/2 at Mayfield, 10/10 Hudson, 10/17 at Mentor, 10/24 Twinsburg, 10/31 at Brunswick
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Mentor (64.9), Hudson (57.7), Brunswick (46.5)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Valley Forge (Parma Heights) (14.2), Shaker Heights (19.3), Twinsburg (22.5)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.2 (38.5 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 34.7
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.5
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #17
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #244
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2014 Projected League Finish: 5th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%