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GENERAL
Nickname: Orientals
Colors: Red/Gray
Coach: Marques Hayes
League: Akron City
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #52

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2015 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jemarulin Suggs 5'11" 185 Senior RB/CB 4.6
Marquess Callaway 6'1" 160 Senior CB/WR 4.47
Deandre Brimage 6'1" 255 Senior DE/FB 4.82

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Domonick Holley 6'2" 180 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, RBs
Team Weaknesses: LB Depth

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 9
2015 National Rank: #5828
2015 State Rank: #340
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 14.2
2016 National Rank: #4469
2016 State Rank: #267
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -5.6
Dynasty National Rank: #9953
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 19.8
Dynasty Record: 37-93 (26-53 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 4-7
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (3rd)
2015 Points For Average: 19.4
2015 Points Against Average: 22.1
2015 Differential: -2.7
2015 Wins: #4307 Garfield (Akron) (21-19), #5201 Ellet (Akron) (26-21), #11706 Kenmore (Akron) (49-0), #11704 North (Akron) (43-12)
2015 Losses: #784 Canton Central Catholic (Canton) (41-7), #1787 Buchtel [John R.] (Akron) (14-6), #1787 Buchtel [John R.] (Akron) (21-0), #1870 Lake (Uniontown) (35-15), #2150 Jackson (Massillon) (31-28), #6541 Firestone (Akron) (28-6), #7380 Springfield (Akron) (21-12)
2015 Opponents W-L: 61-57
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Springfield (Akron) (24-7)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Jackson (Massillon), 9/2 at Springfield (Akron), 9/9 at Hoover (North Canton), 9/16 at Dover, 9/24 at Kenmore (Akron), 9/30 Firestone (Akron), 10/7 at Ellet (Akron), 10/15 North (Akron), 10/22 at Buchtel [John R.] (Akron), 10/28 Garfield (Akron)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Buchtel [John R.] (Akron) (31.7), Jackson (Massillon) (27.8), Hoover (North Canton) (19.5)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Kenmore (Akron) (-23.5), North (Akron) (-18.6), Springfield (Akron) (0.9)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.4
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.9
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.5
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #298
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5122
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%