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GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Red/White/Black
Coach: Alex Penrod
League: Tri-Valley - Ohio
Playoff Division: V
Playoff Division Rank: #27

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2015 JV Record: 2-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Chace Harris 6'3" 225 Senior QB/DE 5.0
A.J. Marks 5'11" 185 Senior QB/DB 4.75
Brandon Wilkinson 5'11" 190 Senior G/LB 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Both Ss Return, Top DE Is Back
Team Weaknesses: Youth, Depth

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 20.1
2015 National Rank: #3436
2015 State Rank: #211
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 10.6
2016 National Rank: #5317
2016 State Rank: #311
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -10.3
Dynasty National Rank: #11291
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 20.9
Dynasty Record: 60-74 (24-45 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 10-2
2015 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2015 Points For Average: 30.6
2015 Points Against Average: 14.3
2015 Differential: +16.3
2015 Wins: #4874 Athens (The Plains) (31-14), #5431 Meigs (Pomeroy) (35-26), #6357 River Valley (Bidwell) (22-12), #6547 Harvest Prep (Canal Winchester) (41-22), #6615 Wellston (33-20), #6847 Trimble (Glouster) (42-13), #7847 Rock Hill (Ironton) (37-7), #9733 Nelsonville-York (Nelsonville) (36-0), #10167 Vinton County (McArthur) (21-0), #14317 Federal Hocking (Stewart) (45-14)
2015 Losses: #2433 Zane Trace (Chillicothe) (34-21), #5827 Chesapeake (9-3)
2015 Opponents W-L: 70-59
Recent League Championships: 2015
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/25 Federal Hocking (Stewart), 9/2 Chesapeake, 9/9 at East (Sciotoville), 9/16 Athens (The Plains), 9/23 at Wellston, 9/30 at Vinton County (McArthur), 10/7 River Valley (Bidwell), 10/14 at Nelsonville-York (Nelsonville), 10/21 at Trimble (Glouster), 10/28 Meigs (Pomeroy)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Athens (The Plains) (15.9), Meigs (Pomeroy) (14), River Valley (Bidwell) (6.6)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Federal Hocking (Stewart) (-47.3), Vinton County (McArthur) (-6.5), Wellston (-5.9)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2 (3.2 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.8
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.8
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #525
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8902
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 6%