Independence (OH)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Blue Devils Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Rick Adams League: Chagrin Valley - Valley (moving from Chagrin Valley - Metro) Playoff Division: VI Playoff Division Rank: #80 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: -14.4 2015 National Rank: #10978 2015 State Rank: #589 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: -12.9 2016 National Rank: #10630 2016 State Rank: #582 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -0.6 Dynasty National Rank: #8414 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.3 Dynasty Record: 75-58 (31-26 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 3-7 2015 League Record/Finish: 1-2 (3rd) 2015 Points For Average: 17.8 2015 Points Against Average: 29.6 2015 Differential: -11.8 2015 Wins: #11279 Richmond Heights (41-16), #12220 Cardinal (Middlefield) (22-6), #13788 Harding (Fairport Harbor) (49-0) 2015 Losses: #690 Kirtland (48-3), #3128 Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland) (34-14), #5219 Columbia (Columbia Station) (48-7), #5793 Hawken (Gates Mills) (42-9), #6523 Berkshire (Burton) (45-12), #9033 Trinity (Garfield Heights) (33-7), #11674 Lutheran West (Rocky River) (24-14) 2015 Opponents W-L: 64-47 Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st; Chagrin Valley - Metro) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/2/16 Trinity (Garfield Heights) (16-6) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/26 Columbia (Columbia Station), 9/2 Trinity (Garfield Heights), 9/9 at Lutheran West (Rocky River), 9/16 Cardinal (Middlefield), 9/23 at Harding (Fairport Harbor), 9/30 Kirtland, 10/7 at Hawken (Gates Mills), 10/14 at Richmond Heights, 10/21 Berkshire (Burton), 10/28 at Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Kirtland (33.7), Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland) (30.3), Hawken (Gates Mills) (9.2) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Harding (Fairport Harbor) (-32.6), Cardinal (Middlefield) (-21.7), Richmond Heights (-16.2) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.7 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.4 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.7 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #516 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8736 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2016 Projected League Finish: 5th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%