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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Shane Wellman
League: Tri-Valley - Ohio
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #92

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2015 JV Record: 4-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Caleb Montgomery 6'0" 180 Senior RB/S 4.8
Bo Micheal 6'3" 215 TE/DE 4.9
Naylen Yates 6'3" 200 QB/DB 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Will Be Diverse On Offense, Improved Depth/Speed Defensively, Faster/Stronger
Team Weaknesses: Lost More Than Half Of Yardage From Offense, DL/LB Leaders Lost To Graduation

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -10
2015 National Rank: #10167
2015 State Rank: #549
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: -6.5
2016 National Rank: #9341
2016 State Rank: #516
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -11.9
Dynasty National Rank: #11645
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.4
Dynasty Record: 42-89 (23-46 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 3-7
2015 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (5th)
2015 Points For Average: 15.5
2015 Points Against Average: 23.1
2015 Differential: -7.6
2015 Wins: #6615 Wellston (23-12), #9733 Nelsonville-York (Nelsonville) (38-26), #14317 Federal Hocking (Stewart) (53-6)
2015 Losses: #3436 Alexander (Albany) (21-0), #4874 Athens (The Plains) (48-13), #5431 Meigs (Pomeroy) (31-0), #6357 River Valley (Bidwell) (30-12), #8023 Fairfield Union (Lancaster) (10-8), #8540 Unioto (Chillicothe) (21-6), #9141 Piketon (26-2)
2015 Opponents W-L: 47-56
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Unioto (Chillicothe), 9/2 Piketon, 9/9 Fairfield Union (Lancaster), 9/16 Meigs (Pomeroy), 9/23 at Athens (The Plains), 9/30 Alexander (Albany), 10/7 at Federal Hocking (Stewart), 10/14 at River Valley (Bidwell), 10/21 Nelsonville-York (Nelsonville), 10/28 at Wellston
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Athens (The Plains) (15.9), Meigs (Pomeroy) (14), Alexander (Albany) (10.6)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Federal Hocking (Stewart) (-47.3), Piketon (-16.9), Wellston (-5.9)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.6
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.8
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #525
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8891
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2016 Projected League Finish: 7th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%