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GENERAL
Nickname: Magics
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Tony Gotto
League: Suburban - American
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #17

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2016 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Keye Thompson 6'0" 210 Senior RB/LB 4.6
Zane Reis 6'0" 165 Senior QB 4.9
Garrett Turnbaugh 6'1" 190 Senior WR 4.6

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Kobie Booker 6'1" 245 Senior SDE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Return 8 Starters Defensively, 4-Year Record-Breaking Starter At QB, Have Very Good Targets To Throw To
Team Weaknesses: Only 2 OL Return

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 29.4
2016 National Rank: #1738
2016 State Rank: #119
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.4
2017 Starting Power Rating: 34.5
2017 National Rank: #1153
2017 State Rank: #85
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 3.4
Dynasty National Rank: #7091
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 31.1
Dynasty Record: 51-90 (15-49 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 32.2
2016 Points Against Average: 19.3
2016 Differential: +12.9
2016 Wins: #1939 Highland (Medina) (33-21), #4595 Coventry (Akron) (32-0), #5095 Revere (Richfield) (39-14), #5801 Tallmadge (37-6), #6159 West Holmes (Millersburg) (41-14), #6271 Norton (34-6), #6668 Cuyahoga Falls (43-21), #6732 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Kent) (28-14)
2016 Losses: #373 Aurora (40-13), #373 Aurora (49-28), #1061 Copley (27-26)
2016 Opponents W-L: 55-60
Recent League Championships: 2004 (tied for 1st; Western Reserve South)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Norton, 9/1 Kenmore/Garfield (Akron), 9/8 at Cuyahoga Falls, 9/15 Revere (Richfield), 9/22 at Copley, 9/29 Aurora, 10/6 St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron), 10/13 at Tallmadge, 10/20 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Kent), 10/27 at Highland (Medina)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron) (46), Aurora (45.6), Highland (Medina) (33.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Cuyahoga Falls (-0.1), Revere (Richfield) (2.1), Norton (3.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.8 (23.2 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #168
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2135
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%