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GENERAL
Nickname: Fighting Irish
Colors: Old Gold/Navy
Coach: Rick Streiff
League: Freelance
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2016 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Markese Stepp 6'0" 225 Senior RB
Emil Ekiyor 6'3" 340 Senior OL
Hugh Davis 6'0" 215 Senior LB

ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECTS
Richie Hagarty 6-3 215 Junior OLB
Jackson Barrow 6'1" 205 Senior ILB

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Pete Werner 6'3" 220 Senior ILB
Ben Stewart 5'10" 190 Senior S
Luke Sanders 6'4" 195 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: LBs, WRs
Team Weaknesses: QB

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 49.1
2016 National Rank: #302
2016 State Rank: #8
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.6
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.6
2017 Starting Power Rating: 42.6
2017 National Rank: #587
2017 State Rank: #14
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 49.1
Dynasty National Rank: #61
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.5
Dynasty Record: 135-54

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-5
2016 League Record/Finish:  
2016 Points For Average: 33.9
2016 Points Against Average: 23.4
2016 Differential: +10.5
2016 Wins: #382 Lawrence Central (Indianapolis) (20-17), #660 Lawrence North (Indianapolis) (41-38), #1006 Mishawaka (41-20), #1221 Bishop Chatard (Indianapolis) (44-10), #1347 Rhea County (Evensville, TN) (40-16), #2710 East Noble (Kendallville) (48-0), #7359 Arsenal Tech (Indianapolis) (48-0)
2016 Losses: #16 St. Xavier (Cincinnati, OH) (34-29), #27 Center Grove (Greenwood) (44-41), #65 Davis [Ben] (Indianapolis) (51-21), #919 Fishers (27-17), #2516 Brebeuf Jesuit Prep (Indianapolis) (24-17)
2016 Opponents W-L: 84-58
Recent State Championships: 2014, 2013, 2012 (4A), 2011 (4A), 2010 (4A), 2008 (4A), 2006 (4A)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 at St. Xavier (Louisville, KY), 8/26 vs King [Dr. Martin Luther] (Detroit, MI), 9/1 at Pickerington Central (Pickerington, OH), 9/8 at Bishop Chatard (Indianapolis), 9/15 at St. Xavier (Cincinnati, OH), 9/22 Jeffersonville, 9/29 at Ryle (Union, KY), 10/7 St. Edward (Lakewood, OH), 10/13 Center Grove (Greenwood)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Pickerington Central (Pickerington, OH) (71.4), St. Xavier (Cincinnati, OH) (71.3), St. Edward (Lakewood, OH) (63.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Jeffersonville (-1), Bishop Chatard (Indianapolis) (36.9), Ryle (Union, KY) (40.9)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.9 (43.9 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 50.2
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +17.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #35
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%