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GENERAL
Nickname: Huskies
Colors: Blue/Gray
Coach: Mike Thut
League: Wayne County
Playoff Division: V
Playoff Division Rank: #17

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2015 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Ryan Schwartz 5'10" 190 Senior WR/LB 4.7
Brandon Reed 6'0" 170 Senior WR/DB 4.5
Brock Thut 5'9" 170 Senior QB/DB 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed/Experience On Both Sides Of Ball
Team Weaknesses: Lack Of Success Last 2 Seasons, Lack Of Size

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 9.6
2015 National Rank: #5706
2015 State Rank: #333
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 16.1
2016 National Rank: #4054
2016 State Rank: #246
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 5.8
Dynasty National Rank: #6316
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.3
Dynasty Record: 75-62 (50-41 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 5-5
2015 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 5th)
2015 Points For Average: 25.1
2015 Points Against Average: 19.8
2015 Differential: +5.3
2015 Wins: #3389 Waynedale (Apple Creek) (28-7), #4431 Hillsdale (Jeromesville) (28-8), #8821 Black River (Sullivan) (20-17), #9766 Dalton (34-21), #11704 North (Akron) (39-8)
2015 Losses: #2221 Chippewa (Doylestown) (28-21), #2842 Norwayne (Creston) (34-20), #3769 Smithville (21-14), #5219 Columbia (Columbia Station) (34-30), #7166 Rittman (20-17)
2015 Opponents W-L: 60-48
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2007 (tied for 1st), 2006
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/26/16 Loudonville (41-7), 9/2/16 Black River (Sullivan) (35-27)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Loudonville, 9/2 Black River (Sullivan), 9/9 Columbia (Columbia Station), 9/16 Smithville, 9/23 at Hillsdale (Jeromesville), 9/30 at Waynedale (Apple Creek), 10/7 Rittman, 10/14 at Norwayne (Creston), 10/21 Chippewa (Doylestown), 10/28 at Dalton
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Norwayne (Creston) (25.7), Chippewa (Doylestown) (22.5), Smithville (22.2)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Black River (Sullivan) (-6.8), Dalton (0), Columbia (Columbia Station) (2.8)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.9
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.1
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #259
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4396
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2016 Projected League Finish: 5th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%