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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Crimson/White
Coach: Mike Kopachy
League: Ohio Capital - Capital (moving from Ohio Capital - Ohio)
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #63

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 6.7
2015 National Rank: #6326
2015 State Rank: #372
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +5.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 11.8
2016 National Rank: #5052
2016 State Rank: #297
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 9.5
Dynasty National Rank: #5097
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.3
Dynasty Record: 35-96 (13-68 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 0-10
2015 League Record/Finish: 0-7 (8th)
2015 Points For Average: 13.5
2015 Points Against Average: 37.9
2015 Differential: -24.4
2015 Wins: none
2015 Losses: #556 Zanesville (20-17), #729 Pickerington Central (Pickerington) (42-14), #789 Lancaster (38-7), #826 Lincoln (Gahanna) (45-7), #977 Reynoldsburg (48-7), #1100 Licking Heights (Pataskala) (48-26), #1437 Pickerington North (Pickerington) (41-0), #3248 Groveport-Madison (Groveport) (21-14), #3378 Grove City (28-21), #3525 Mt. Vernon (48-22)
2015 Opponents W-L: 69-41
Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st; Ohio Capital - Ohio)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/26/16 Zanesville (41-0), 9/2/16 Mt. Vernon (21-20)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Zanesville, 9/2 at Mt. Vernon, 9/9 Harding (Marion), 9/16 at Lancaster, 9/23 Olentangy Orange (Lewis Center), 9/30 at Big Walnut (Sunbury), 10/7 New Albany, 10/14 at Groveport-Madison (Groveport), 10/21 Canal Winchester, 10/28 at Franklin Heights (Columbus)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Zanesville (41), Lancaster (40.8), New Albany (33.9)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Franklin Heights (Columbus) (6.4), Harding (Marion) (6.6), Big Walnut (Sunbury) (9.2)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 33.8
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.9
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.9
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #122
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1634
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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