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GENERAL
Nickname: Comets
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Josh Edwards
League: Hoosier Heartland (moving from Mid-Indiana)
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #31

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

TOP PLAYERS
Braden Sparks 6'0" 185 Sophomore WR/DB 4.79
Scott Mullenix 6'1.5" 210 Junior QB/ILB 4.95
Dontae Nolder 6'2.5" 195 Freshman DB/WR 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB, Interior 7 On Defense
Team Weaknesses: Graduated Some Very Good Skill Position Players

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: -12.7
2014 National Rank: #10711
2014 State Rank: #243
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: -10.2
2015 National Rank: #10128
2015 State Rank: #229
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -15
Dynasty National Rank: #12324
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.8
Dynasty Record: 32-90 (22-62 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 3-7
2014 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (tied for 5th)
2014 Points For Average: 21.1
2014 Points Against Average: 29.2
2014 Differential: -8.1
2014 Wins: #10482 Western (Russiaville) (38-20), #11642 Madison-Grant (Fairmount) (49-46), #12841 Taylor (Kokomo) (14-7)
2014 Losses: #3872 Hamilton Heights (Arcadia) (34-8), #5263 Cass [Lewis] (Walton) (49-7), #8123 Oak Hill (Converse) (30-17), #8292 Northwestern (Kokomo) (26-22), #8690 Alexandria-Monroe (Alexandria) (42-35), #8875 Maconaquah (Bunker Hill) (21-14), #9659 Peru (17-7)
2014 Opponents W-L: 62-48
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/21 Oak Hill (Converse), 8/28 at Madison-Grant (Fairmount), 9/4 Tri-County (Wolcott), 9/11 at Frontier (Chalmers), 9/18 at Sheridan, 9/25 Clinton Central (Michigantown), 10/2 at Taylor (Kokomo), 10/9 Tri-Central (Sharpsville)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Tri-Central (Sharpsville) (8.6), Oak Hill (Converse) (-3.2), Sheridan (-6)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Taylor (Kokomo) (-27.1), Frontier (Chalmers) (-26.5), Madison-Grant (Fairmount) (-21.8)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.5 (-4.1 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.9
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.4
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #280
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11661
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3
2015 Projected League Finish: 5th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%