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GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Mike Elder
League: Southwestern (moving from West Shore)
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jake Sopko 6'3" 210 Senior QB
Austin Lewis 6'0" 175 Senior OLB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB, RB, Lines
Team Weaknesses: LB Inexperience, Lost Many Outstanding Players To Graduation

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 46.6
2014 National Rank: #442
2014 State Rank: #35
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2015 Starting Power Rating: 50.5
2015 National Rank: #268
2015 State Rank: #22
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 22.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1910
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 28.3
Dynasty Record: 104-34 (66-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 10-2
2014 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2014 Points For Average: 41.6
2014 Points Against Average: 18.3
2014 Differential: +23.3
2014 Wins: #1021 Highland (Medina) (42-21), #1733 Bay (Bay Village) (24-6), #2418 North Ridgeville (56-21), #2422 Elyria Catholic (Elyria) (33-12), #2664 Rocky River (63-35), #3430 Twinsburg (52-13), #3534 Olmsted Falls (28-13), #5011 Lakewood (35-0), #5886 Avon Lake (44-7), #12576 East Tech (Cleveland) (44-0)
2014 Losses: #226 Midview (Grafton) (49-42), #226 Midview (Grafton) (42-36)
2014 Opponents W-L: 68-63
Recent League Championships: 2013 (West Shore), 2012 (West Shore), 2011 (West Shore), 2010 (West Shore), 2008 (West Shore), 2004 (Lorain County)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 at Strongsville, 9/4 Avon Lake, 9/11 at North Olmsted, 9/18 Midview (Grafton), 9/25 at Westlake, 10/2 Lakewood, 10/9 North Ridgeville, 10/16 Steele [Marion L.] (Amherst), 10/23 at Berea-Midpark (Berea), 10/30 at Olmsted Falls
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Midview (Grafton) (61), Strongsville (45.5), Berea-Midpark (Berea) (43.2)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Westlake (5.3), Avon Lake (8.6), Steele [Marion L.] (Amherst) (10)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.7 (27.5 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.1
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10.4
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #84
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #917
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 7%