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GENERAL
Nickname: Redskins
Colors: Scarlet/Gray
Coach: Al Martin
League: Chagrin Valley - Valley (moving from Chagrin Valley - Metro)
Playoff Division: VI
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Chad McDaniel 5'9" 180 Senior ILB/C 4.9
Brett Lowther 6'1" 170 Senior OLB/QB 5.0
Dylan Drummond 6'0" 165 Junior CB/SE 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Return All 4 LBs/Entire Secondary, QB/Top WR Are Back
Team Weaknesses: Graduated All 3 Starting DL

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 21.8
2015 National Rank: #3128
2015 State Rank: #189
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6.5
2016 Starting Power Rating: 30.3
2016 National Rank: #1738
2016 State Rank: #111
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 14.1
Dynasty National Rank: #3774
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.2
Dynasty Record: 119-30 (49-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 10-3
2015 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2015 Points For Average: 29.8
2015 Points Against Average: 16.1
2015 Differential: +13.7
2015 Wins: #3769 Smithville (21-20), #4491 Columbiana (28-21), #5793 Hawken (Gates Mills) (15-12), #7131 Springfield (New Middletown) (31-0), #9268 Keystone (La Grange) (42-6), #10871 New London (14-8), #10978 Independence (34-14), #11279 Richmond Heights (34-12), #12220 Cardinal (Middlefield) (54-13), #13788 Harding (Fairport Harbor) (35-0)
2015 Losses: #690 Kirtland (34-13), #690 Kirtland (28-26), #6523 Berkshire (Burton) (41-40)
2015 Opponents W-L: 82-63
Recent League Championships: 2015 (Chagrin Valley - Metro), 2012 (Chagrin Valley - Metro), 2011 (Chagrin Valley - Metro), 2010 (Chagrin Valley - Metro), 2009 (Chagrin Valley - Metro), 2008 (Chagrin Valley - Metro), 2007 (Chagrin Valley - Metro), 2006 (Chagrin Valley - Metro), 2005 (tied for 1st; Chagrin Valley - Metro)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/26/16 Keystone (La Grange) (35-13), 9/2/16 New London (48-6)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Keystone (La Grange), 9/2 New London, 9/9 at Springfield (New Middletown), 9/16 at Hawken (Gates Mills), 9/23 Cardinal (Middlefield), 9/30 Richmond Heights, 10/7 at Harding (Fairport Harbor), 10/14 Berkshire (Burton), 10/21 at Kirtland, 10/28 Independence
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Kirtland (33.7), Hawken (Gates Mills) (9.2), Berkshire (Burton) (-3.6)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Harding (Fairport Harbor) (-32.6), Cardinal (Middlefield) (-21.7), New London (-18.7)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.6 (7 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.4
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #605
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10282
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 21%