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GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Maize/Blue
Coach: Marc Lemerand
League: Lenawee County
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2015 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jake Lemerand 6'0" 205 Senior RB/MLB 4.63
Kyle Baker 5'10" 190 Senior ILB 4.9
Brody Roberts 5'11" 280 Senior DL 5.3

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: Size, Only Have A Few Linemen Over 200 Pounds

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 13.4
2015 National Rank: #4809
2015 State Rank: #170
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 9.4
2016 National Rank: #5596
2016 State Rank: #209
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 14.9
Dynasty National Rank: #3556
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.5
Dynasty Record: 101-39 [102-38 on the field] (66-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 6-4
2015 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2015 Points For Average: 35.5
2015 Points Against Average: 14.3
2015 Differential: +21.2
2015 Wins: #7920 Dundee (48-19), #8720 Hudson (35-0), #9596 Onsted (42-0), #11955 Erie-Mason (Erie) (55-7), #11991 Blissfield (35-0), #12316 Jonesville (56-0)
2015 Losses: #1253 Portland (37-14), #1964 Ida (20-17), #2534 Buchanan (34-31), #5517 Columbia Central (Brooklyn) (26-22)
2015 Opponents W-L: 58-42
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st), 2012, 2011 (tied for 1st; Southern Michigan), 2010 (Southern Michigan), 2008 (Southern Michigan), 2007 (Southern Michigan - South), 2006 (Southern Michigan - South), 2005 (Southern Michigan I), 2004 (Tri-River), 2003 (Tri-River)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Jonesville, 9/1 at Portland, 9/9 at Dundee, 9/16 Erie-Mason (Erie), 9/23 at Onsted, 9/30 Hudson, 10/7 Blissfield, 10/14 at Ida, 10/21 at Columbia Central (Brooklyn)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Portland (33.2), Ida (30.9), Columbia Central (Brooklyn) (10.4)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Jonesville (-23.5), Erie-Mason (Erie) (-20.7), Blissfield (-11.9)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.5 (5 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.6
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.1
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #258
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7736
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%