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GENERAL
Nickname: Grizzlies
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Greg Dennison
League: Suburban - National (moving from Suburban)
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #37

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2014 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Dan Weinerman 5'10" 180 Senior RB 4.6
Bryan Perebzak 6'0" 210 Senior OL 4.9
Alex Jones 5'11" 205 Junior FB/LB 4.55

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 4 Starters Return On OL, First Team All-State TB Returns, LB
Team Weaknesses: Skill Positions, Inexperienced QB

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 29.5
2014 National Rank: #1933
2014 State Rank: #121
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 26
2015 National Rank: #2266
2015 State Rank: #148
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 24.8
Dynasty National Rank: #1499
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.2
Dynasty Record: 86-44 [85-45 on the field] (53-31 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 7-4
2014 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (3rd)
2014 Points For Average: 23.8
2014 Points Against Average: 21.5
2014 Differential: +2.3
2014 Wins: #2039 Wooster (33-17), #2351 Revere (Richfield) (35-21), #2913 Copley (34-27), #3051 Green (Uniontown) (21-10), #3380 Ashland (26-15), #4336 Medina (47-37), #9575 Cloverleaf (Lodi) (35-0)
2014 Losses: #46 Nordonia (Macedonia) (41-7), #899 Austintown-Fitch (Youngstown) (15-3), #1021 Highland (Medina) (41-14), #2836 Tallmadge (13-7)
2014 Opponents W-L: 67-54
Recent League Championships: 2009 (Suburban), 2007 (tied for 1st; Suburban)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 Ashland, 9/4 Wooster, 9/11 at Medina, 9/18 Stow-Munroe Falls (Stow), 9/25 at Cuyahoga Falls, 10/2 at North Royalton, 10/9 Twinsburg, 10/16 Brecksville-Broadview Heights (Broadview Heights), 10/23 at Hudson, 10/30 at Nordonia (Macedonia)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Hudson (53.2), Nordonia (Macedonia) (49.5), Wooster (29.9)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Cuyahoga Falls (0.4), Medina (13.7), North Royalton (15.8)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.8 (28 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.8
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #69
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #837
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%