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GENERAL
Nickname: Clippers
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Robert Spaite
League: Inter-Tri-County - White
Playoff Division: VI
Playoff Division Rank: #56

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2016 JV Record: 10-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Zach Philips 6'0" 160 Senior CB/KR 4.6
Zach Witherow 5'9" 160 Senior OLB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Great Roster Size
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At Virtually Every Position, Youth

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 5.3
2016 National Rank: #6178
2016 State Rank: #366
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: -4.2
2017 National Rank: #8397
2017 State Rank: #481
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 7.5
Dynasty National Rank: #5755
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.7
Dynasty Record: 99-51 (61-31 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 35.9
2016 Points Against Average: 19.1
2016 Differential: +16.8
2016 Wins: #6159 Western Reserve (Berlin Center) (63-52), #7450 East Palestine (45-19), #8553 Wellsville (19-12), #11900 McKinley (Sebring) (49-7), #12504 Southern (Salineville) (52-16), #12710 Mineral Ridge (53-21), #13899 Leetonia (38-0)
2016 Losses: #3795 Springfield (New Middletown) (14-13), #4327 Anderson [David] (Lisbon) (33-13), #7897 Crestview (Columbiana) (17-14)
2016 Opponents W-L: 49-54
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2003 (Tri-County)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 2
Streak List: 10/21/16 Wellsville (19-12), 10/28/16 Leetonia (38-0)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/24 at Western Reserve (Berlin Center), 9/1 McDonald, 9/8 at Springfield (New Middletown), 9/15 Leetonia, 9/22 United (Hanoverton), 9/29 at Toronto, 10/6 Wellsville, 10/13 at Anderson [David] (Lisbon), 10/20 Southern (Salineville), 10/27 at East Palestine
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Springfield (New Middletown) (21), Western Reserve (Berlin Center) (17.8), Anderson [David] (Lisbon) (13.1)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Leetonia (-38.3), Southern (Salineville) (-25.8), United (Hanoverton) (-11.5)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #491
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8399
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%