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GENERAL
Nickname: Flyers
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Tim Goodwin
League: Midwest
Playoff Division: VI
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2014 JV Record: 8-0-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Hunter Wilker 6'0" 200 Senior WR 4.6
Aaron Nietfeld 5'9" 180 Senior RB 4.8
John Dirksen 6'5" 280 Sophomore OL 5.2

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Depth At Many Positions, Over 80 Players On Roster, Strength
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Lost Almost Entire Defensive Front 7 To Graduation

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 62.4
2014 National Rank: #73
2014 State Rank: #8
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.9
2015 Starting Power Rating: 54.9
2015 National Rank: #167
2015 State Rank: #15
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 41.6
Dynasty National Rank: #177
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.3
Dynasty Record: 135-31 (73-24 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 15-0
2014 League Record/Finish: 8-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 43.7
2014 Points Against Average: 5.9
2014 Differential: +37.8
2014 Wins: #99 Coldwater (20-0), #328 Minster (56-28), #1419 St. Paul (Norwalk) (41-0), #1536 Anna (41-13), #1840 St. Henry (43-7), #1831 Versailles (48-0), #1914 Fort Recovery (35-0), #1914 Fort Recovery (48-19), #3152 Columbus Grove (55-7), #3338 Lehman Catholic (Sidney) (49-7), #4065 St. John's (Delphos) (50-0), #6447 Triad (North Lewisburg) (40-0), #6836 Shawnee (Lima) (47-0), #9271 Richard [Gabriel] (Riverview, MI) (20-0), #9952 New Bremen (63-7)
2014 Losses: none
2014 Opponents W-L: 107-73
Recent State Championships: 2014 (VII), 2013 (VII), 2012, 2011, 2007 (5), 2006 (6)
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2013 (Midwest Athletic), 2011 (tied for 1st; Midwest Athletic), 2007 (Midwest Athletic)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 41
Streak List: 10/19/12 Anna (27-21), 10/26/12 New Bremen (26-0), 11/2/12 Bradford (53-27), 11/9/12 Minster (41-34), 11/16/12 St. Henry (28-21), 11/23/12 McComb (34-28), 11/30/12 Newark Catholic (Newark) (28-21), 8/30/13 Shawnee (Lima) (42-7), 9/6/13 West Jefferson (29-0), 9/13/13 Parkway (Rockford) (42-13), 9/20/13 Fort Recovery (33-0), 9/27/13 Versailles (28-0), 10/5/13 St. John's (Delphos) (28-14), 10/11/13 St. Henry (35-7), 10/18/13 Coldwater (47-14), 10/25/13 Anna (14-3), 11/1/13 New Bremen (42-6), 11/9/13 Fort Loramie (63-14), 11/16/13 Covington (35-28), 11/23/13 Triad (North Lewisburg) (50-0), 11/30/13 St. John's (Delphos) (35-6), 12/7/13 Trimble (Glouster) (33-0), 8/29/14 Shawnee (Lima) (47-0), 9/5/14 Richard [Gabriel] (Riverview, MI) (20-0), 9/12/14 New Bremen (63-7), 9/19/14 Minster (56-28), 9/26/14 St. Henry (43-7), 10/3/14 Anna (41-13), 10/10/14 Coldwater (20-0), 10/17/14 Fort Recovery (48-19), 10/24/14 Versailles (48-0), 10/31/14 St. John's (Delphos) (50-0), 11/8/14 Triad (North Lewisburg) (40-0), 11/15/14 Fort Recovery (35-0), 11/22/14 Lehman Catholic (Sidney) (49-7), 11/29/14 Columbus Grove (55-7), 12/6/14 St. Paul (Norwalk) (41-0), 8/28/15 McComb (24-22), 9/4/15 Beallsville (54-6), 9/11/15 New Bremen (62-6), 9/18/15 Minster (20-7)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 at McComb, 9/4 vs Beallsville, 9/11 New Bremen, 9/18 at Minster, 9/25 St. Henry, 10/2 at Anna, 10/9 at Coldwater, 10/16 Fort Recovery, 10/23 Versailles, 10/30 at St. John's (Delphos)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Coldwater (56.4), Minster (51.2), Versailles (34.2)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Beallsville (-41.4), New Bremen (-8.8), St. John's (Delphos) (4.4)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17 (23.4 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.5
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.5
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #155
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2028
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 20%