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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Maroon/Gray
Coach: Robin Miller
League: Mid-State - Ohio
Playoff Division: V
Playoff Division Rank: #17

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

TOP PLAYERS
Herman Moultrie 5'10" 185 Senior RB/DB
Matt Schiano 5'11" 175 Senior DB/WR
John Schiano 5'11" 185 Senior LB/FB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Work-Ethic/Character, Passing Game
Team Weaknesses: Size, Strength, Line Inexperience

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 17.4
2016 National Rank: #3603
2016 State Rank: #221
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.8
2017 Starting Power Rating: 18.9
2017 National Rank: #3218
2017 State Rank: #208
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 10.8
Dynasty National Rank: #4708
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.1
Dynasty Record: 81-66 (42-49 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 35.4
2016 Points Against Average: 18.3
2016 Differential: +17.1
2016 Wins: #3908 Whitehall-Yearling (Whitehall) (21-20), #6181 Grandview Heights (Columbus) (41-21), #6753 West Jefferson (35-27), #9307 London (37-0), #10488 Madison Plains (London) (45-20), #12493 Linden-McKinley (Columbus) (44-7), #12602 Berne Union (Sugar Grove) (50-14), #13688 Grove City Christian (Grove City) (62-0)
2016 Losses: #911 Edison (Milan) (30-14), #2152 Bexley (Columbus) (28-14), #2530 Newark Catholic (Newark) (34-26)
2016 Opponents W-L: 61-60
Recent State Championships: 2003 (5)
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Bishop Ready (Columbus), 9/1 at Linden-McKinley (Columbus), 9/8 Newark Catholic (Newark), 9/15 at London, 9/22 Whitehall-Yearling (Whitehall), 9/28 at Bexley (Columbus), 10/6 East (Columbus), 10/13 at Bloom-Carroll (Carroll), 10/20 at Liberty Union (Baltimore), 10/27 Grandview Heights (Columbus)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Newark Catholic (Newark) (22.2), Bishop Ready (Columbus) (18.2), Bloom-Carroll (Carroll) (16.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Linden-McKinley (Columbus) (-27.7), East (Columbus) (-25.5), Grandview Heights (Columbus) (-0.7)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.1 (5.4 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #369
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6141
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%