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GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Kevin Townsend
League: Tri-Valley - Central
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2016 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Garhet Metiva 6'0" 240 Senior FB/MLB 4.9
Toby Niedzwiecki 6'0" 210 Senior OL/DL 4.9
Tyler Shea 5'11" 170 Senior RB/OLB 4.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Depth, Many Juniors Played Last Year, Good Incoming Group
Team Weaknesses: Lost Much Leadership, Key Players Lost To Graduation

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 20.4
2016 National Rank: #3084
2016 State Rank: #80
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: 10.9
2017 National Rank: #4836
2017 State Rank: #133
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 14.6
Dynasty National Rank: #3657
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.7
Dynasty Record: 96-48 (70-28 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 10-1
2016 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 30.1
2016 Points Against Average: 13
2016 Differential: +17.1
2016 Wins: #1756 Frankenmuth (7-3), #4747 Alma (12-6), #5676 Glenn [John] (Bay City) (22-6), #6456 Swan Valley (Saginaw) (29-14), #6456 Swan Valley (Saginaw) (42-14), #7122 Shepherd (35-7), #8854 Carrollton (56-19), #10672 Standish-Sterling (Standish) (20-7), #11224 Chesaning (41-18), #13528 Bullock Creek (Midland) (53-0)
2016 Losses: #1756 Frankenmuth (49-14)
2016 Opponents W-L: 65-47
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015, 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010, 2008
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/24 Glenn [John] (Bay City), 8/31 at Chesaning, 9/8 Shepherd, 9/15 at Swan Valley (Saginaw), 9/22 Bullock Creek (Midland), 9/29 at Alma, 10/6 at Standish-Sterling (Standish), 10/13 Carrollton, 10/20 at Frankenmuth
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Frankenmuth (20.7), Alma (19.1), Swan Valley (Saginaw) (13.8)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Bullock Creek (Midland) (-26.2), Chesaning (-13.1), Carrollton (-7.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0 (5.7 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #155
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7018
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%