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GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Tiger Laverde
League: Chagrin Valley - Valley
Playoff Division: VI
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2014 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Evan Madden 6'3" 195 Senior TE/LB 4.8
Joey Bates 5'10" 190 Senior RB/LB 4.7
David Allchin 5'8" 165 Senior RB/DB 4.6

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Matthew Finkler 6'3" 230 Senior LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: DB, OL
Team Weaknesses: Experience

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 46.1
2014 National Rank: #466
2014 State Rank: #38
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -8.4
2015 Starting Power Rating: 34.2
2015 National Rank: #1277
2015 State Rank: #81
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 21.5
Dynasty National Rank: #2033
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.7
Dynasty Record: 120-28 (44-5 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 14-1
2014 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 45.2
2014 Points Against Average: 10.8
2014 Differential: +34.4
2014 Wins: #763 Loudonville (31-14), #2109 Garaway (Sugarcreek) (41-0), #2516 Valley (Lucasville) (28-7), #2832 Hillsdale (Jeromesville) (37-7), #3019 Villa Angela-St. Joseph (Cleveland) (42-6), #5451 North (Eastlake) (49-14), #6545 Beachwood (49-24), #6824 Cardinal (Middlefield) (51-13), #7447 Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland) (50-21), #8894 Independence (59-0), #10942 Berkshire (Burton) (48-7), #11491 Edgewood (Ashtabula) (42-3), #12226 Grand Valley (Orwell) (61-0), #14055 Harding (Fairport Harbor) (48-0)
2014 Losses: #328 Minster (46-42)
2014 Opponents W-L: 101-66
Recent State Championships: 2013, 2011 (V)
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/11/15 Villa Angela-St. Joseph (Cleveland) (30-0), 9/18/15 Richmond Heights (44-0)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 Chagrin Falls, 9/4 at Grand Valley (Orwell), 9/11 Villa Angela-St. Joseph (Cleveland), 9/18 Richmond Heights, 9/25 at Berkshire (Burton), 10/2 Independence, 10/9 at Cardinal (Middlefield), 10/16 at Harding (Fairport Harbor), 10/23 at Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland), 10/30 Hawken (Gates Mills)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Villa Angela-St. Joseph (Cleveland) (17.6), Chagrin Falls (17.2), Cardinal (Middlefield) (1.6)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Harding (Fairport Harbor) (-38.2), Hawken (Gates Mills) (-21.5), Grand Valley (Orwell) (-16.4)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.9 (15.1 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.2
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.3
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #605
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10445
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 82%