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GENERAL
Nickname: Greyhounds
Colors: Royal Blue/Gold
Coach: John Hebert
League: Metropolitan
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2015 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jalen Walker 5'8" 170 Senior WR/RB 4.5
Kurt Rafdal 6'7" 230 Senior TE/WR 4.94
Mark Stickford 6'5" 250 Senior OL 4.99

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Britt Beery 6'6" 250 Senior DE
Ethan Merriweather 6'0.5" 165 Senior WR

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Noah Burks 6'3" 230 Senior LB 4.7
Michael Viktrup 6'1" 200 Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Six Players With FBS Offers
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At QB/TB

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 61
2015 National Rank: #76
2015 State Rank: #3
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 61.5
2016 National Rank: #92
2016 State Rank: #5
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 52.3
Dynasty National Rank: #27
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.2
Dynasty Record: 138-36 (71-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 10-3
2015 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 32.6
2015 Points Against Average: 18.4
2015 Differential: +14.2
2015 Wins: #82 Warren Central (Indianapolis) (30-20), #215 Davis [Ben] (Indianapolis) (35-21), #267 Hamilton Southeastern (Fishers) (28-7), #328 Fishers (28-7), #550 Lawrence Central (Indianapolis) (35-26), #931 Pike (Indianapolis) (38-33), #1017 Lawrence North (Indianapolis) (34-14), #1028 Homestead (Fort Wayne) (41-7), #1190 Noblesville (45-29), #3819 North Central (Indianapolis) (51-0)
2015 Losses: #11 La Salle (Cincinnati, OH) (35-28), #20 Center Grove (Greenwood) (24-21), #151 Penn (Mishawaka) (16-10)
2015 Opponents W-L: 89-61
Recent State Championships: 2011 (5A), 2007 (5A)
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2012 (tied for 1st), 2009, 2008
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/19 Hamilton Southeastern (Fishers), 8/27 at Noblesville, 9/2 at Center Grove (Greenwood), 9/9 Pike (Indianapolis), 9/16 at Lawrence North (Indianapolis), 9/23 at North Central (Indianapolis), 9/30 Davis [Ben] (Indianapolis), 10/7 at Warren Central (Indianapolis), 10/14 Lawrence Central (Indianapolis)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Warren Central (Indianapolis) (67.1), Center Grove (Greenwood) (66.6), Davis [Ben] (Indianapolis) (56)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: North Central (Indianapolis) (23.8), Pike (Indianapolis) (26.5), Lawrence Central (Indianapolis) (33.5)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 47.3 (47.7 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 43.6
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.7
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #7
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #51
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%