GENERAL
Nickname: Firebirds
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Larry Cox
League: Greater Miami
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #8
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2015 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Marcos Aull 6'1" 190 Senior FS 4.64
Brian Qua 6'4.5" 280 Senior T 5.24
Tony White 6'3" 205 Senior QB 4.74
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Sean Mahone 6'0" 195 Senior DB
Tim Tanner-Blair 6'5" 270 Senior OL
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning 5 Of 6 Skill Position Players, 3 Of 4 DL Players Are Back
Team Weaknesses: Must Find 4 Of 5 New OL, 3 Of 4 DBs Lost To Graduation
RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 53.5
2015 National Rank: #228
2015 State Rank: #18
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 53.2
2016 National Rank: #235
2016 State Rank: #16
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 36.7
Dynasty National Rank: #346
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.5
Dynasty Record: 81-56 (58-33 in league)
HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 7-3
2015 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 31.9
2015 Points Against Average: 21.8
2015 Differential: +10.1
2015 Wins: #793 GlenOak (Canton) (42-18), #1090 Middletown (42-0), #1435 Sycamore (Cincinnati) (38-36), #1525 Hamilton (31-20), #1788 Lakota East (Liberty Township) (35-0), #2780 Princeton (Cincinnati) (35-14), #3734 Oak Hills (Cincinnati) (42-20)
2015 Losses: #8 Wayne (Huber Heights) (28-9), #12 Colerain (Cincinnati) (48-28), #63 Elder (Cincinnati) (34-17)
2015 Opponents W-L: 61-52
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st), 2009 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/27 at Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati), 9/2 at Centerville, 9/9 Wayne (Huber Heights), 9/16 at Mason [William] (Mason), 9/23 Fairfield, 9/30 at Princeton (Cincinnati), 10/7 Oak Hills (Cincinnati), 10/14 at Middletown, 10/21 at Colerain (Cincinnati), 10/28 Lakota East (Liberty Township)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Colerain (Cincinnati) (81.4), Wayne (Huber Heights) (73), Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati) (54.2)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Oak Hills (Cincinnati) (19.9), Princeton (Cincinnati) (27.3), Lakota East (Liberty Township) (29.8)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 42.7
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 45.9
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #4
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #36
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%