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GENERAL
Nickname: Orientals
Colors: Red/Gray
Coach: Marques Hayes
League: Akron City
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #20

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 10
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2016 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Devanier Floyd 5'9" 210 Senior RB 4.4
Daishawn Brimage 6'0" 205 Senior WR/DB 4.6
William Collier 5'9" 205 Senior RB/DB 4.6

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jemarulin Suggs 5'11" 180 Senior RB
Marquess Callaway 6'0" 160 Senior CB
Deandre Brimage 6'0" 245 Senior SDE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Entire OL Returns, Ran For 4000 Yards Last Season

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 26.4
2016 National Rank: #2146
2016 State Rank: #147
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.3
2017 Starting Power Rating: 32.5
2017 National Rank: #1353
2017 State Rank: #104
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -3.2
Dynasty National Rank: #9231
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 35.7
Dynasty Record: 45-97 (32-53 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 32.3
2016 Points Against Average: 23.8
2016 Differential: +8.5
2016 Wins: #2244 Marlington (Alliance) (50-37), #2614 Ellet (Akron) (38-31), #3970 Buchtel [John R.] (Akron) (26-21), #4393 Firestone (Akron) (28-12), #4656 Springfield (Akron) (24-7), #6500 Garfield (Akron) (32-14), #10344 Kenmore (Akron) (66-14), #13386 North (Akron) (51-8)
2016 Losses: #656 Jackson (Massillon) (36-13), #953 New Philadelphia (27-20), #1185 Hoover (North Canton) (50-20), #1549 Dover (28-20)
2016 Opponents W-L: 66-62
Recent League Championships: 2016
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Jackson (Massillon), 9/1 at Springfield (Akron), 9/8 at Hoover (North Canton), 9/15 at Dover, 9/23 at Kenmore/Garfield (Akron), 9/29 at Firestone (Akron), 10/7 at Ellet (Akron), 10/13 North (Akron), 10/20 Buchtel [John R.] (Akron), 10/27 at Howland (Warren)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Jackson (Massillon) (46.1), Hoover (North Canton) (36.4), Howland (Warren) (30.8)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: North (Akron) (-34.3), Firestone (Akron) (-0.5), Ellet (Akron) (11.2)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.9 (20.3 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.5
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #201
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2714
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%