Marion Local (Maria Stein, OH)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Flyers Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Tim Goodwin League: Midwest Playoff Division: VI Playoff Division Rank: #1 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2015 JV Record: 8-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS John Dirksen 6'6" 295 Junior OL/DL Duane Leugers 5'10" 175 Senior QB Matt Kahlig 6'4" 180 Senior WR STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Line Depth, Much Experience Returning, Physical Team Weaknesses: Graduated Some Big-Play Type Players Who Will Be Hard To Replace RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 47.3 2015 National Rank: #430 2015 State Rank: #32 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +1.9 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.2 2016 Starting Power Rating: 51.7 2016 National Rank: #269 2016 State Rank: #20 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 42.1 Dynasty National Rank: #173 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.6 Dynasty Record: 148-33 (80-25 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 13-2 2015 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (2nd) 2015 Points For Average: 33.5 2015 Points Against Average: 9.8 2015 Differential: +23.7 2015 Wins: #740 Mechanicsburg (9-7), #867 Fort Recovery (28-0), #1384 Minster (20-7), #1501 Tinora (Defiance) (34-10), #1873 McComb (24-22), #2223 St. Henry (42-7), #3339 West Liberty-Salem (West Liberty) (34-0), #3610 Versailles (37-7), #4285 Anna (35-13), #4529 Miami East (Casstown) (48-23), #7716 St. John's (Delphos) (42-0), #11712 New Bremen (62-6), #14325 Beallsville (54-6) 2015 Losses: #143 Coldwater (17-14), #690 Kirtland (22-20) 2015 Opponents W-L: 120-57 Recent State Championships: 2014 (VII), 2013 (VII), 2012, 2011, 2007 (5), 2006 (6) Recent League Championships: 2014, 2013 (Midwest Athletic), 2011 (tied for 1st; Midwest Athletic), 2007 (Midwest Athletic) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2 Streak List: 8/27/16 Chaminade-Julienne (Dayton) (34-14), 9/2/16 McComb (36-0) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/27 at Chaminade-Julienne (Dayton), 9/2 McComb, 9/9 Coldwater, 9/16 at Minster, 9/23 Versailles, 9/30 at Anna, 10/7 New Bremen, 10/14 at Fort Recovery, 10/21 St. Henry, 10/28 at Parkway (Rockford) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Coldwater (44), Fort Recovery (42.7), McComb (31.8) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: New Bremen (-18.6), Parkway (Rockford) (10.5), Chaminade-Julienne (Dayton) (12.3) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.2 (23.5 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.5 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.3 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #136 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1889 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0 2016 Projected League Finish: 1st 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 63%