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GENERAL
Nickname: Red Devils
Colors: Scarlet/Gray
Coach: Shane Fry
League: Hoosier
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2014 JV Record: 7-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Spencer Ronchetto 5'7" 180 Senior WR/S 4.65
Nate Merriott 6'0" 210 Senior LB 4.59
Travis Rolle 5'7" 175 Senior RB 4.65

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Peyton Truitt 6'5" 280 Senior OL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Strength, Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Defensive Depth

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 27.7
2014 National Rank: #2189
2014 State Rank: #54
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.9
2015 Starting Power Rating: 34.8
2015 National Rank: #1203
2015 State Rank: #32
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 18.6
Dynasty National Rank: #2624
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.2
Dynasty Record: 93-47 (48-24 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 7-3
2014 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2014 Points For Average: 40.6
2014 Points Against Average: 22.4
2014 Differential: +18.2
2014 Wins: #519 Tri-West Hendricks (Lizton) (18-17), #2266 Lafayette Central Catholic (Lafayette) (21-17), #5617 Twin Lakes (Monticello) (44-15), #7762 Delphi (52-0), #9246 Tipton (55-0), #10125 Culver Academies (Culver) (55-14), #10752 Benton Central (Oxford) (72-28)
2014 Losses: #599 Rensselaer Central (Rensselaer) (40-17), #1623 McCutcheon (Lafayette) (45-37), #1677 Yorktown (48-35)
2014 Opponents W-L: 79-41
Recent State Championships: 2009
Recent League Championships: 2009, 2008
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 5
Streak List: 8/21/15 Tri-West Hendricks (Lizton) (43-23), 8/28/15 McCutcheon (Lafayette) (34-33), 9/4/15 Western (Russiaville) (62-7), 9/11/15 Delphi (59-6), 9/18/15 Hamilton Heights (Arcadia) (38-7)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/21 at Tri-West Hendricks (Lizton), 8/28 McCutcheon (Lafayette), 9/4 at Western (Russiaville), 9/11 Delphi, 9/18 at Hamilton Heights (Arcadia), 9/25 at Benton Central (Oxford), 10/2 Rensselaer Central (Rensselaer), 10/9 Twin Lakes (Monticello), 10/16 at Lafayette Central Catholic (Lafayette)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Lafayette Central Catholic (Lafayette) (39.6), Tri-West Hendricks (Lizton) (37.1), Rensselaer Central (Rensselaer) (34.7)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Western (Russiaville) (-6.9), Benton Central (Oxford) (-6.4), Delphi (4)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.7 (17.8 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.9
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.2
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #57
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2158
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%