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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Devils
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Joe Vassalotti
League: Suburban
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #32

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2013 JV Record: 4-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Latrele Moore 5'8" 160 Senior RB/DB 4.52
Joseph Vassalotti 6'2" 195 Senior QB 4.74
Ben Cipa 6'7" 290 Senior OL/DL 5.47

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Joe Lowery 6'6" 285 Senior OL [Ohio]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Strong Senior Leadership
Team Weaknesses: RB, OL

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 26
2013 National Rank: #2384
2013 State Rank: #150
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 23.7
2014 National Rank: #2490
2014 State Rank: #154
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 26.3
Dynasty National Rank: #1243
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.3
Dynasty Record: 92-37 (56-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 6-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th)
2013 Points For Average: 26.8
2013 Points Against Average: 24.1
2013 Differential: +2.7
2013 Wins: #2775 Green (Uniontown) (30-27), #4718 Copley (22-16), #5034 Revere (Richfield) (30-7), #5394 Garfield (Akron) (36-13), #6663 Cloverleaf (Lodi) (49-28), #7791 Ravenna (26-3)
2013 Losses: #346 Highland (Medina) (49-26), #874 Wadsworth (13-6), #939 Nordonia (Macedonia) (48-14), #1760 Ellet (Akron) (37-29)
2013 Opponents W-L: 61-46
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011, 2010, 2007 (tied for 1st), 2006, 2005, 2004 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 3
Streak List: 11/1/13 Green (Uniontown) (30-27), 8/29/14 Ravenna (31-20), 9/5/14 Ellet (Akron) (19-6)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Ravenna, 9/5 Ellet (Akron), 9/12 Garfield (Akron), 9/19 Wadsworth, 9/26 at Copley, 10/2 at Revere (Richfield), 10/10 Highland (Medina), 10/17 at Nordonia (Macedonia), 10/24 at Cloverleaf (Lodi), 10/31 Green (Uniontown)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Nordonia (Macedonia) (48.8), Highland (Medina) (48.2), Wadsworth (33.3)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Ravenna (-3.2), Cloverleaf (Lodi) (2.7), Copley (6.8)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.4
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #125
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1586
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2014 Projected League Finish: 4th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%