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GENERAL
Nickname: Magics
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Tony Gotto
League: Suburban - American
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #38

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2015 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Kobie Booker 6'2" 260 Senior DL/TE 4.9
Keye Thompson 5'11" 200 Junior LB/RB 4.7
Zane Ries 6'0" 175 Junior QB/FS 4.85

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Have 4 Returning OL Starters That Average 270 Pounds, Productive QB Is Back
Team Weaknesses: Must Replace 2000-Yard Rusher, Lost Many DBs To Graduation

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 22.4
2015 National Rank: #3023
2015 State Rank: #184
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 25.9
2016 National Rank: #2324
2016 State Rank: #146
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 1.3
Dynasty National Rank: #7795
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 24.6
Dynasty Record: 43-87 (11-47 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 7-3
2015 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th)
2015 Points For Average: 35.4
2015 Points Against Average: 17.8
2015 Differential: +17.6
2015 Wins: #4967 Coventry (Akron) (48-27), #4965 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Kent) (41-27), #6963 Tallmadge (56-7), #7759 Alliance (34-6), #7820 Revere (Richfield) (48-20), #9121 Cuyahoga Falls (40-0), #11704 North (Akron) (42-0)
2015 Losses: #1469 Aurora (24-7), #1753 Copley (43-26), #3820 Highland (Medina) (24-12)
2015 Opponents W-L: 40-63
Recent League Championships: 2004 (tied for 1st; Western Reserve South)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 3
Streak List: 10/30/15 Revere (Richfield) (48-20), 8/26/16 Norton (34-6), 9/2/16 Coventry (Akron) (32-0)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Norton, 9/2 Coventry (Akron), 9/9 at Cuyahoga Falls, 9/16 Copley, 9/23 at Aurora, 9/30 West Holmes (Millersburg), 10/7 Tallmadge, 10/14 at Roosevelt [Theodore] (Kent), 10/21 Highland (Medina), 10/28 at Revere (Richfield)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Copley (33.2), Aurora (27.7), Highland (Medina) (19.7)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Cuyahoga Falls (-9.3), West Holmes (Millersburg) (-5), Norton (-1.4)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.9
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.5
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.4
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #306
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5263
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 6%