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GENERAL
Nickname: Zebras
Colors: Old Gold/Black
Coach: Mike Zehner
League: Three Rivers
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talented Senior Class, Defense
Team Weaknesses: Must Get Something Out Of Junior Class

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 13.2
2014 National Rank: #4863
2014 State Rank: #116
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 11.7
2015 National Rank: #5067
2015 State Rank: #118
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 2.4
Dynasty National Rank: #7446
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.3
Dynasty Record: 87-42 (71-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 9-2
2014 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 30.3
2014 Points Against Average: 14.5
2014 Differential: +15.8
2014 Wins: #5617 Twin Lakes (Monticello) (31-24), #7810 Whitko (South Whitley) (56-14), #8498 Northfield (Wabash) (26-0), #9441 Southwood (Wabash) (27-26), #11383 Wabash (14-0), #11569 Eastbrook (Marion) (40-14), #11732 Manchester (North Manchester) (27-0), #12165 North Miami (Denver) (42-14), #12642 Tippecanoe Valley (Akron) (35-8)
2014 Losses: #1260 Plymouth (38-35), #3620 Jimtown (Elkhart) (21-0)
2014 Opponents W-L: 58-59
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2013 (tied for 1st), 2012 (tied for 1st), 2011 (tied for 1st), 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2007, 2005
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/11/15 Whitko (South Whitley) (32-18), 9/18/15 North Miami (Denver) (10-7)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/21 vs Glenn [John] (Walkerton), 8/28 at Plymouth, 9/4 at Peru, 9/11 Whitko (South Whitley), 9/18 North Miami (Denver), 9/25 at Northfield (Wabash), 10/2 Tippecanoe Valley (Akron), 10/9 at Manchester (North Manchester)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Plymouth (39.9), Glenn [John] (Walkerton) (17.2), Whitko (South Whitley) (2.8)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Manchester (North Manchester) (-24.8), North Miami (Denver) (-20.3), Tippecanoe Valley (Akron) (-18.4)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4 (-0.5 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.4
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.6
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #187
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8413
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%