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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Marc Cisco
League: Ottawa-Kent - Green
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Evan Gast 6'2" 285 Senior OL/DL
Shane Tagg 6'0" 200 Senior RB/DB 4.58
Marcus Cisco 5'9" 175 Junior RB/DB 4.66

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Brayden Smith 6'4" 180 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, RB, DL/DB
Team Weaknesses: QB, SE, ILB

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 38.9
2016 National Rank: #821
2016 State Rank: #17
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: 31.6
2017 National Rank: #1449
2017 State Rank: #35
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 22.5
Dynasty National Rank: #1917
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.1
Dynasty Record: 82-58 (50-36 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 10-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 38.5
2016 Points Against Average: 25.5
2016 Differential: +13
2016 Wins: #1620 Christian (Grand Rapids) (55-28), #1651 Unity Christian (Hudsonville) (40-19), #1963 Zeeland West (Zeeland) (24-14), #2462 Forest Hills Northern (Grand Rapids) (49-35), #3536 Zeeland East (Zeeland) (62-14), #3536 Zeeland East (Zeeland) (45-6), #3662 Hamilton (54-32), #5287 Holland Christian (Holland) (21-19), #6650 Holland (41-21), #9272 Thornapple Kellogg (Middleville) (50-7)
2016 Losses: #326 Muskegon (49-14), #326 Muskegon (62-7)
2016 Opponents W-L: 78-51
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2009 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/24 at Forest Hills Northern (Grand Rapids), 8/31 at Thornapple Kellogg (Middleville), 9/8 Holland Christian (Holland), 9/15 Muskegon, 9/22 at Zeeland West (Zeeland), 9/29 Hamilton, 10/6 at Holland, 10/13 Zeeland East (Zeeland), 10/20 at Unity Christian (Hudsonville)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Muskegon (51.2), Unity Christian (Hudsonville) (28.7), Zeeland West (Zeeland) (27.1)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Thornapple Kellogg (Middleville) (-13.4), Holland Christian (Holland) (6), Holland (11.6)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.9 (26.4 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #23
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1946
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%