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GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Scarlet/White
Coach: Ben Burk
League: Ottawa-Kent - Blue
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2016 JV Record: 0-8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Owen Burk 5'11" 185 Sophomore RB/QB 4.52
Tanner Morren 6'0" 180 Senior WR/FS 4.7
Adam Ginn 6'3" 275 Senior T/DL 5.2

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Nate Umlor 6'6" 245 Senior TE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: All Except 1 OL Returning, OL Size/Experience
Team Weaknesses: Must Replace Multiple-Year Starters At QB/WR/TE

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 26
2016 National Rank: #2207
2016 State Rank: #53
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.1
2017 Starting Power Rating: 23.9
2017 National Rank: #2429
2017 State Rank: #63
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 18.5
Dynasty National Rank: #2706
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.4
Dynasty Record: 93-48 (65-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st)
2016 Points For Average: 37.1
2016 Points Against Average: 30.5
2016 Differential: +6.6
2016 Wins: #471 West Catholic (Grand Rapids) (30-27), #3932 South Christian (Grand Rapids) (37-20), #4747 Kelloggsville (Wyoming) (35-19), #4939 Sparta (49-28), #5555 Calvin Christian (Grandville) (70-43), #7602 Comstock Park (53-46), #8135 Spring Lake (37-27), #8578 Coopersville (35-16)
2016 Losses: #434 Catholic Central (Grand Rapids) (38-7), #434 Catholic Central (Grand Rapids) (35-20), #1651 Unity Christian (Hudsonville) (37-35)
2016 Opponents W-L: 76-45
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2008 (Ottawa-Kent - Silver), 2007 (tied for 1st; Ottawa-Kent - Silver), 2006 (Ottawa-Kent - Silver), 2005 (Ottawa-Kent Silver), 2004 (tied for 1st; Ottawa-Kent Silver), 2003 (tied for 1st; Ottawa-Kent Silver)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/24 Unity Christian (Hudsonville), 8/31 Calvin Christian (Grandville), 9/8 at Catholic Central (Grand Rapids), 9/15 Comstock Park, 9/22 at Sparta, 9/29 at South Christian (Grand Rapids), 10/6 Coopersville, 10/13 Spring Lake, 10/20 at West Catholic (Grand Rapids)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Catholic Central (Grand Rapids) (51), West Catholic (Grand Rapids) (50.7), Unity Christian (Hudsonville) (28.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Coopersville (-3.8), Comstock Park (-0.9), Spring Lake (4.8)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.5 (22.3 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.9
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #25
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1972
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%