Fitzgerald (Warren, MI) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Spartans Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Gary Skop League: Macomb Area - Silver Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2016 JV Record: 6-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Gio Kizer 6'4.5" 235 Senior DE/TE 4.6 Donny Robinson 5'10" 185 Senior CB 4.65 Jimmy Green 6'4.5" 270 Senior OL/NG 4.85 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Position Speed, Lines Team Weaknesses: Skill Position Youth RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -1.2 2016 National Rank: #7715 2016 State Rank: #260 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: -0.7 2017 National Rank: #7564 2017 State Rank: #251 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -6.6 Dynasty National Rank: #10228 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.9 Dynasty Record: 65-70 (30-46 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 8-2 2016 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st) 2016 Points For Average: 37 2016 Points Against Average: 19 2016 Differential: +18 2016 Wins: #7421 South Lake (St. Clair Shores) (24-20), #10087 Lakeview (St. Clair Shores) (40-34), #10145 Warren Woods-Tower (Warren) (30-26), #10937 Clintondale (Clinton Township) (35-18), #11118 Clawson (48-14), #11520 Lincoln (Warren) (29-14), #12591 Hazel Park (65-6), #13633 East Detroit (Eastpointe) (50-0) 2016 Losses: #6070 Redford Union (Redford) (41-34), #8439 Madison (Madison Heights) (17-15) 2016 Opponents W-L: 43-52 Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2010 (tied for 1st), 2008 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 Hazel Park, 9/1 Clawson, 9/8 at East Detroit (Eastpointe), 9/15 at South Lake (St. Clair Shores), 9/22 Warren Woods-Tower (Warren), 9/30 Lincoln (Warren), 10/6 at Madison (Madison Heights), 10/13 Lakeview (St. Clair Shores), 10/20 at Clintondale (Clinton Township) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: South Lake (St. Clair Shores) (-0.7), Warren Woods-Tower (Warren) (-2.8), Madison (Madison Heights) (-6.2) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: East Detroit (Eastpointe) (-41.5), Hazel Park (-23.7), Lakeview (St. Clair Shores) (-17.3) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.9 (-10 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.1 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.2 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #420 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11644 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2 2017 Projected League Finish: 1st 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 12% |