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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: John Smith
League: Mid-State - Ohio
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #36

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2014 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Youseff Abou Hashish 5'11" 210 Junior TE/LB
Izzy Keller 6'2" 240 Junior OL/DL
Micah Fliegel 5'7" 190 Sophomore RB/LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Return 23 Players Who Started At Some Point Last Season, Transitioning From Predominantly Run-Oriented Team To More Balanced Team With New QB, 4 Of 5 OL/Both TEs Return
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Many Points With QB/FB Gone, Top 2 Leading Tacklers Lost To Graduation

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 18.8
2014 National Rank: #3703
2014 State Rank: #232
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 21.3
2015 National Rank: #3099
2015 State Rank: #188
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 7.6
Dynasty National Rank: #5714
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.7
Dynasty Record: 62-61 (36-43 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 8-3
2014 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd)
2014 Points For Average: 38.9
2014 Points Against Average: 15.6
2014 Differential: +23.3
2014 Wins: #4415 Grandview Heights (Columbus) (42-16), #5830 Centennial (Columbus) (41-28), #7321 Columbus Academy (Gahanna) (49-28), #7411 Madison Plains (London) (49-12), #9355 Harvest Prep (Canal Winchester) (45-12), #10642 London (56-7), #13819 Berne Union (Sugar Grove) (56-0), #14380 Fairfield Christian Academy (Lancaster) (56-0)
2014 Losses: #1085 Beechcroft (Columbus) (39-20), #2960 West Jefferson (21-14), #5279 Whitehall-Yearling (Whitehall) (9-0)
2014 Opponents W-L: 60-58
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/11/15 Centennial (Columbus) (49-0), 9/17/15 Whitehall-Yearling (Whitehall) (35-0)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 Harvest Prep (Canal Winchester), 9/4 at Bloom-Carroll (Carroll), 9/11 Centennial (Columbus), 9/17 at Whitehall-Yearling (Whitehall), 9/25 West Jefferson, 10/2 at Madison Plains (London), 10/9 Millersport, 10/16 at London, 10/23 Columbus Academy (Gahanna), 10/30 at Grandview Heights (Columbus)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: West Jefferson (21.2), Grandview Heights (Columbus) (18.1), Whitehall-Yearling (Whitehall) (13.5)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Millersport (-30.9), London (-6.2), Harvest Prep (Canal Winchester) (-4.1)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.1 (3.5 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.1
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10.2
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #436
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6898
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 18%