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GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Navy/Scarlet
Coach: Phil Annarella
League: All-American - Gold
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #46

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

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 30.4
2016 National Rank: #1620
2016 State Rank: #115
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2017 Starting Power Rating: 29.9
2017 National Rank: #1644
2017 State Rank: #125
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 32.9
Dynasty National Rank: #604
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3
Dynasty Record: 93-56 (20-28 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 5-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 19
2016 Points Against Average: 15.8
2016 Differential: +3.2
2016 Wins: #2398 Boardman (Youngstown) (12-7), #2447 Louisville (26-0), #2516 Brunswick (27-20), #7716 Lakeside (Ashtabula) (38-0), #7738 East (Youngstown) (38-6)
2016 Losses: #307 Hudson (17-7), #382 Harding [Warren G.] (Warren) (35-0), #640 Washington (Massillon) (38-21), #742 Cardinal Mooney (Youngstown) (7-0), #1195 McDowell (Erie, PA) (28-21)
2016 Opponents W-L: 62-48
Recent League Championships: 2004 (Federal)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Hudson, 9/1 at Brunswick, 9/8 Louisville, 9/15 at Harding [Warren G.] (Warren), 9/22 East (Youngstown), 9/29 Washington (Massillon), 10/6 at Lakeside (Ashtabula), 10/13 McDowell (Erie, PA), 10/20 at Boardman (Youngstown), 10/27 at Cardinal Mooney (Youngstown)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Hudson (52.8), Cardinal Mooney (Youngstown) (37.7), Harding [Warren G.] (Warren) (35.4)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: East (Youngstown) (-5.9), Lakeside (Ashtabula) (1.9), Boardman (Youngstown) (16.3)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #103
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1053
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%