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GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Scarlet/Gray
Coach: Steve Trivisonno
League: Northeast Ohio - Valley
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #16

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Nico Lautanen 6'4" 265 Senior DT
Marc Walton 5'9" 180 Senior CB
Eddie Daugherty 5'7" 160 Senior APB

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 56.1
2014 National Rank: #155
2014 State Rank: #14
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
2015 Starting Power Rating: 45.4
2015 National Rank: #448
2015 State Rank: #35
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 48.2
Dynasty National Rank: #59
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.8
Dynasty Record: 117-33 (50-5 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 11-2
2014 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2014 Points For Average: 39.9
2014 Points Against Average: 17.9
2014 Differential: +22
2014 Wins: #106 St. Ignatius (Cleveland) (37-33), #480 Brunswick (21-14), #947 Solon (42-16), #952 Lorain (49-34), #1151 Strongsville (37-7), #1248 GlenOak (Canton) (38-14), #2626 Euclid (49-0), #3430 Twinsburg (54-7), #3478 Boardman (Youngstown) (48-14), #7213 Brush [Charles F.] (Lyndhurst) (48-0), #7787 Shaker Heights (49-12)
2014 Losses: #37 Hudson (41-20), #37 Hudson (41-27)
2014 Opponents W-L: 77-67
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2012, 2010 (Lake Erie - Lake), 2009 (Lake Erie - Lake), 2008 (Lake Erie - Lake), 2006 (Lake Erie - Lake), 2005 (tied for 1st; Lake Erie- Lake), 2003 (Lake Erie- Lake)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/18/15 Euclid (37-27)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 Boardman (Youngstown), 9/4 St. Ignatius (Cleveland), 9/11 at St. Xavier (Cincinnati), 9/18 Euclid, 9/26 at Shaker Heights, 10/2 at Solon, 10/9 Medina, 10/16 at Strongsville, 10/23 Brunswick, 10/30 at Elyria
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: St. Xavier (Cincinnati) (63.7), St. Ignatius (Cleveland) (58.3), Strongsville (45.5)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Shaker Heights (0.3), Medina (13.7), Boardman (Youngstown) (18.1)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.7 (37.5 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 33.3
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.6
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #18
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #300
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2015 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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