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GENERAL
Nickname: Red Devils
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Jay Fallin
League: 5A District 1 (moving from 4A District 1)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
T.J. James 5'8" 165 RB 4.5
Lucas Williams 6'4" 320 T 5.4
Kishawn Walker 6'1" 190 WR/CB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Many Senior Starters From Last Year's State Championship Runner-Up Team, Great Speed/Size/Strength
Team Weaknesses: Must Replace Starters At QB/C/FS

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 31
2014 National Rank: #1729
2014 State Rank: #22
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.7
2015 Starting Power Rating: 36.5
2015 National Rank: #1034
2015 State Rank: #13
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 19.2
Dynasty National Rank: #2501
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17.3
Dynasty Record: 94-53 (35-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 12-3
2014 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 39
2014 Points Against Average: 21.1
2014 Differential: +17.9
2014 Wins: #2248 North Hopkins (Madisonville) (29-22), #2248 North Hopkins (Madisonville) (29-28), #2966 North Oldham (Goshen) (27-24), #3289 Owensboro Catholic (Owensboro) (50-34), #3902 Warren Central (Bowling Green) (28-26), #5879 Warren East (Bowling Green) (35-13), #6373 Daviess County (Owensboro) (39-7), #10065 Apollo (Owensboro) (50-7), #10920 Calloway County (Murray) (50-7), #12087 Ohio County (Hartford) (48-7), #12242 Breckinridge County (Harned) (49-0), #13684 Hopkins County Central (Madisonville) (57-6)
2014 Losses: #640 Highlands (Fort Thomas) (49-42), #948 Bowling Green (42-34), #3756 Henderson County (Henderson) (44-18)
2014 Opponents W-L: 93-85
Recent League Championships: 2014 (4A District 1), 2013 (4A District 1), 2012 (tied for 1st; 4A District 1), 2007, 2006 (4A District 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/18/15 Daviess County (Owensboro) (49-21)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/21 at Warren Central (Bowling Green), 8/28 North Hopkins (Madisonville), 9/4 Owensboro Catholic (Owensboro), 9/11 at Bowling Green, 9/18 at Daviess County (Owensboro), 10/2 Christian County (Hopkinsville), 10/9 Marshall County (Benton), 10/16 at Apollo (Owensboro), 10/23 at Graves County (Mayfield), 10/30 Henderson County (Henderson)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Bowling Green (37.9), Owensboro Catholic (Owensboro) (28.4), Warren Central (Bowling Green) (24.7)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Marshall County (Benton) (-6.6), Apollo (Owensboro) (-5.5), Henderson County (Henderson) (13.6)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.6 (10.8 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.9
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +13.3
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #31
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2910
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 23%