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GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Shawn Griffith
League: Southwestern - Valley (moving from Southwestern - Lakeshore)
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 5-3-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Nolan Malcom 5'9" 145 Senior QB
Michael McNamara 5'10" 175 Senior G
Hunter Lindbert 6'0" 200 Junior RB/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Running Game, Very Physical Lines, Great Group Of Young RBs
Team Weaknesses: Defense, Struggle Defending Pass, Must Improve On Third Down

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 2.3
2016 National Rank: #6827
2016 State Rank: #214
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -7.8
2017 Starting Power Rating: 0.3
2017 National Rank: #7278
2017 State Rank: #233
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 22.8
Dynasty National Rank: #1874
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 22.5
Dynasty Record: 133-36 (85-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2016 Points For Average: 44.4
2016 Points Against Average: 32.5
2016 Differential: +11.9
2016 Wins: #6961 Watervliet (60-58), #9535 Kellogg (Delton) (42-21), #11502 Coloma (68-35), #11574 Decatur (60-14), #12217 Fennville (48-19), #13360 Hartford (65-8)
2016 Losses: #3612 Schoolcraft (40-28), #3612 Schoolcraft (20-10), #3795 Saugatuck (48-6), #9984 Hackett Catholic Prep (Kalamazoo) (62-57)
2016 Opponents W-L: 57-40
Recent State Championships: 2004 (6)
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st; Southwestern - Lakeshore), 2014 (Kalamazoo Valley), 2010 (Kalamazoo Valley), 2006 (tied for 1st; Saint Joseph Valley), 2004 (tied for 1st; Saint Joseph Valley), 2003 (Saint Joseph Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/24 at Homer, 8/31 at Fennville, 9/8 Gobles, 9/15 at Lawton, 9/22 at Coloma, 9/29 Schoolcraft, 10/6 Watervliet, 10/13 Hackett Catholic Prep (Kalamazoo), 10/20 at Kellogg (Delton)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Schoolcraft (16.8), Homer (-1.4), Watervliet (-5.1)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Fennville (-22.4), Lawton (-18.7), Kellogg (Delton) (-16.8)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.9 (-2.1 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #342
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10272
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%