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GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Tiger Laverde
League: Chagrin Valley - Valley
Playoff Division: VI
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 1
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2015 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Many Starters Back On Defense
Team Weaknesses: Lost 10 Offensive Starters

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 42.2
2015 National Rank: #690
2015 State Rank: #45
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.8
2016 Starting Power Rating: 33.7
2016 National Rank: #1360
2016 State Rank: #85
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 23.1
Dynasty National Rank: #1788
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.6
Dynasty Record: 134-29 (47-5 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 14-1
2015 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2015 Points For Average: 33.8
2015 Points Against Average: 10.2
2015 Differential: +23.6
2015 Wins: #430 Marion Local (Maria Stein) (22-20), #1911 Grandview Heights (Columbus) (13-9), #3128 Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland) (28-26), #3128 Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland) (34-13), #3132 Brookfield (27-17), #5001 Chagrin Falls (24-9), #5793 Hawken (Gates Mills) (36-6), #6094 Western Reserve (Berlin Center) (49-0), #6296 Villa Angela-St. Joseph (Cleveland) (30-0), #6523 Berkshire (Burton) (39-7), #10978 Independence (48-3), #11279 Richmond Heights (44-0), #12220 Cardinal (Middlefield) (50-13), #13788 Harding (Fairport Harbor) (42-0)
2015 Losses: #7924 Grand Valley (Orwell) (30-21)
2015 Opponents W-L: 106-64
Recent State Championships: 2015, 2013, 2011 (V)
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 15
Streak List: 9/11/15 Villa Angela-St. Joseph (Cleveland) (30-0), 9/18/15 Richmond Heights (44-0), 9/25/15 Berkshire (Burton) (39-7), 10/2/15 Independence (48-3), 10/9/15 Cardinal (Middlefield) (50-13), 10/16/15 Harding (Fairport Harbor) (42-0), 10/23/15 Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland) (28-26), 10/30/15 Hawken (Gates Mills) (36-6), 11/7/15 Western Reserve (Berlin Center) (49-0), 11/14/15 Brookfield (27-17), 11/21/15 Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland) (34-13), 11/28/15 Grandview Heights (Columbus) (13-9), 12/5/15 Marion Local (Maria Stein) (22-20), 8/26/16 Chagrin Falls (31-7), 9/2/16 Grand Valley (Orwell) (29-7)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Chagrin Falls, 9/2 Grand Valley (Orwell), 9/10 at Villa Angela-St. Joseph (Cleveland), 9/16 at Richmond Heights, 9/23 Berkshire (Burton), 9/30 at Independence, 10/7 Cardinal (Middlefield), 10/14 Harding (Fairport Harbor), 10/21 Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland), 10/28 at Hawken (Gates Mills)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland) (30.3), Chagrin Falls (9.6), 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: -8 (12.8 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.5
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.5
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #542
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9080
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 69%