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GENERAL
Nickname: Braves
Colors: Navy/White
Coach: Don Poff
League: Columbus City - North
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #58

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 10
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jerimmi Williams 5'10.5" 170 Senior DB/ATH 4.59
Darell Nicks 6'3.5" 195 Senior DE/TE 4.86
Miles Poff 6'0.5" 220 Senior MLB/FB 4.91

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Many Experienced Returners
Team Weaknesses: Lack Of Depth

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -1.4
2015 National Rank: #8271
2015 State Rank: #470
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +11.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 10.1
2016 National Rank: #5431
2016 State Rank: #316
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 0.7
Dynasty National Rank: #7983
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.4
Dynasty Record: 62-68 [63-67 on the field] (47-42 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 5-5
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 21.3
2015 Points Against Average: 21.5
2015 Differential: -0.2
2015 Wins: #7611 Northland (Columbus) (24-14), #10483 Mifflin (Columbus) (18-6), #11204 Columbus Crusaders (Galena) (42-7), #11418 Centennial (Columbus) (26-0), #12575 East (Columbus) (38-12)
2015 Losses: #2686 Beechcroft (Columbus) (41-12), #3687 Watkins Memorial (Pataskala) (52-13), #5053 Buckeye Valley (Delaware) (54-18), #6308 Whitehall-Yearling (Whitehall) (22-16), #11815 Linden-McKinley (Columbus) (7-6)
2015 Opponents W-L: 43-57
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Watkins Memorial (Pataskala), 9/2 Buckeye Valley (Delaware), 9/9 Whitehall-Yearling (Whitehall), 9/16 at Columbus Crusaders (Galena), 9/23 at East (Columbus), 9/30 Linden-McKinley (Columbus), 10/7 Northland (Columbus), 10/14 Mifflin (Columbus), 10/21 at Beechcroft (Columbus), 10/28 at Centennial (Columbus)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Beechcroft (Columbus) (20.4), Buckeye Valley (Delaware) (10), Watkins Memorial (Pataskala) (8.6)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: East (Columbus) (-24.5), Centennial (Columbus) (-22.6), Linden-McKinley (Columbus) (-21.9)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.4
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.2
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.8
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #551
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9314
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%