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GENERAL
Nickname: Bruins
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Mike Jackson
League: 6A District 4 (moving from 6A District 5)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #10

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Sean Hammonds 6'3" 215 Senior DE

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 32.4
2014 National Rank: #1547
2014 State Rank: #18
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.9
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +0.9
2015 Starting Power Rating: 32.2
2015 National Rank: #1471
2015 State Rank: #19
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 29
Dynasty National Rank: #941
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.2
Dynasty Record: 88-57 (36-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 10-4
2014 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 26.9
2014 Points Against Average: 17.3
2014 Differential: +9.6
2014 Wins: #1937 Bryan Station (Lexington) (35-25), #2880 Butler (Louisville) (14-7), #3489 Pleasure Ridge Park (Louisville) (29-8), #4253 Fern Creek (Louisville) (29-0), #7132 Western (Louisville) (37-7), #8017 Eastern (Louisville) (29-14), #8117 Collins [Martha Layne] (Shelbyville) (38-10), #8640 Southern (Louisville) (42-14), #8828 Oldham County (Buckner) (49-21), #9811 Jeffersontown (Louisville) (34-8)
2014 Losses: #167 Male (Louisville) (50-13), #315 St. Xavier (Louisville) (17-0), #372 Dixie Heights (Edgewood) (48-21), #600 DuPont Manual (Louisville) (13-7)
2014 Opponents W-L: 87-79
Recent League Championships: 2014 (6A District 5), 2013 (tied for 1st; 6A District 5), 2012 (6A District 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/21 Oldham County (Buckner), 8/28 Male (Louisville), 9/4 vs DeSales (Louisville), 9/11 at Western (Louisville), 9/18 at DuPont Manual (Louisville), 9/25 Eastern (Louisville), 10/1 at Seneca (Louisville), 10/16 Jeffersontown (Louisville), 10/23 Trinity (Louisville), 10/30 Doss (Louisville)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Trinity (Louisville) (60.6), DuPont Manual (Louisville) (50.2), Male (Louisville) (49.6)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Oldham County (Buckner) (-12.4), Jeffersontown (Louisville) (-11.4), Western (Louisville) (-2.5)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.5 (20.1 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.5
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #26
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2251
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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