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GENERAL
Nickname: Huskies
Colors: Blue/Gray
Coach: Mike Thut
League: Wayne County
Playoff Division: V
Playoff Division Rank: #52

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2014 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Issac Sadzewicz 6'4" 175 WR/DB 4.7
Nate Schwartz 5'10" 175 WR/DB 4.6
Ryan Schwartz 5'9" 175 WR/LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Many Returning Lettermen, Very Strong At WR, Good Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: Lack Of Size, QB

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 1.5
2014 National Rank: #7518
2014 State Rank: #430
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 1
2015 National Rank: #7596
2015 State Rank: #437
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 5.5
Dynasty National Rank: #6408
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.5
Dynasty Record: 70-57 (47-37 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 3-7
2014 League Record/Finish: 1-6 (7th)
2014 Points For Average: 24
2014 Points Against Average: 35.1
2014 Differential: -11.1
2014 Wins: #6415 Fairless (Navarre) (16-14), #10052 Rittman (45-13), #10072 Black River (Sullivan) (52-32)
2014 Losses: #1901 Chippewa (Doylestown) (39-7), #2832 Hillsdale (Jeromesville) (29-9), #4513 Norwayne (Creston) (49-14), #4548 Smithville (34-28), #4904 Waynedale (Apple Creek) (48-7), #5016 Dalton (59-42), #5558 Columbia (Columbia Station) (34-20)
2014 Opponents W-L: 60-43
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2007 (tied for 1st), 2006
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/18/15 Dalton (34-21)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 vs North (Akron), 9/4 at Black River (Sullivan), 9/11 at Columbia (Columbia Station), 9/18 Dalton, 9/25 at Smithville, 10/2 Hillsdale (Jeromesville), 10/9 Waynedale (Apple Creek), 10/16 at Rittman, 10/23 Norwayne (Creston), 10/30 at Chippewa (Doylestown)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Chippewa (Doylestown) (31), Waynedale (Apple Creek) (25.5), Hillsdale (Jeromesville) (23.5)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: North (Akron) (-12), Rittman (-8.4), Black River (Sullivan) (-6.4)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.6
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.9
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.3
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #268
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4309
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2015 Projected League Finish: 7th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%