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GENERAL
Nickname: Greenmen
Colors: Dark Green/White
Coach: Bob Mihalik
League: Suburban - American
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2016 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Gavin Blunt 6'2" 190 Senior WR/LB
Mason Copley 6'5" 260 Senior OL/DL
Sonny Quaranto 6'9" 325 Senior OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines
Team Weaknesses: Must Find QB/RB

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 47.1
2016 National Rank: #376
2016 State Rank: #31
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.1
2017 Starting Power Rating: 45.6
2017 National Rank: #449
2017 State Rank: #33
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 31.5
Dynasty National Rank: #731
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.1
Dynasty Record: 132-37 (76-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 10-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 36.8
2016 Points Against Average: 16.5
2016 Differential: +20.3
2016 Wins: #829 Euclid (41-13), #1061 Copley (42-28), #1732 Barberton (40-13), #1732 Barberton (49-28), #1939 Highland (Medina) (43-10), #2169 Twinsburg (38-15), Canada Prep Football Academy (St. Catharines, Ontario) (36-13), #5095 Revere (Richfield) (49-21), #5801 Tallmadge (49-0), #6732 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Kent) (42-7)
2016 Losses: #75 Solon (36-6), #307 Hudson (14-7)
2016 Opponents W-L: 71-49
Recent State Championships: 2008 (3)
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015 (tied for 1st), 2013 (tied for 1st; Chagrin Valley - Chagrin), 2012 (tied for 1st; Chagrin Valley - Chagrin), 2010 (tied for 1st; Chagrin Valley - Chagrin), 2008 (Chagrin Valley - Chagrin), 2007 (tied for 1st; Chagrin Valley - Chagrin), 2006 (Chagrin Valley - Chagrin), 2005 (Chagrin Valley - Chagrin)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Solon, 9/1 Euclid, 9/8 Twinsburg, 9/15 at Tallmadge, 9/22 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Kent), 9/29 at Barberton, 10/6 at Highland (Medina), 10/13 Revere (Richfield), 10/20 Copley, 10/27 Mifflin (Columbus)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Solon (59.4), Euclid (39.1), Barberton (34.5)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Mifflin (Columbus) (0.9), Revere (Richfield) (2.1), Roosevelt [Theodore] (Kent) (11.3)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28 (32.6 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.2
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.8
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #106
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1110
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%