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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Devils
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Ed Honabarger
League: Mid-Buckeye
Playoff Division: VII
Playoff Division Rank: #9

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 10
2014 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Ridge Durbin 6'3" 240 Senior QB/DE
Cal Honabarger 6'3" 175 Senior SE/DB
Kenton Mickley 6'1" 205 Senior SB/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 18 Seniors, Group Has Great Deal Of Varsity Experience, Good Depth At All Positions
Team Weaknesses: Small Junior/Freshmen Classes

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 6.1
2014 National Rank: #6403
2014 State Rank: #366
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +11.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.7
2015 Starting Power Rating: 17.6
2015 National Rank: #3809
2015 State Rank: #235
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 9.3
Dynasty National Rank: #5151
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.3
Dynasty Record: 87-50 (42-30 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 6-5
2014 League Record/Finish: 0-1 (2nd)
2014 Points For Average: 32.2
2014 Points Against Average: 25.7
2014 Differential: +6.5
2014 Wins: #6443 Lucas (28-14), #7035 Gilmour Academy (Gates Mills) (45-19), #10645 Symmes Valley (Willow Wood) (54-6), #12072 East Knox (Howard) (41-7), #12868 River View (Warsaw) (26-0), #13819 Berne Union (Sugar Grove) (60-19)
2014 Losses: #763 Loudonville (67-7), #3644 Shadyside (27-24), #3697 Fredericktown (28-21), #3935 Coshocton (55-27), #8100 Crooksville (41-21)
2014 Opponents W-L: 71-51
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2006, 2003 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 4
Streak List: 8/28/15 East Knox (Howard) (62-14), 9/4/15 Fredericktown (37-13), 9/11/15 Ontario (Mansfield) (43-0), 9/18/15 Claymont (Uhrichsville) (75-0)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 East Knox (Howard), 9/4 at Fredericktown, 9/11 at Ontario (Mansfield), 9/18 Claymont (Uhrichsville), 9/26 St. Joseph Central Catholic (Fremont), 10/2 Crestline, 10/9 at Crooksville, 10/16 at Loudonville, 10/23 Lucas, 10/31 at Bradford
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Loudonville (30.9), Fredericktown (19.1), Lucas (18)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Crestline (-39.4), St. Joseph Central Catholic (Fremont) (-28), East Knox (Howard) (-23.6)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.1 (2.7 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.3
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.8
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #496
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8057
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%