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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Devils
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Rick Adams
League: Chagrin Valley - Valley
Playoff Division: VI
Playoff Division Rank: #36

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 5.2
2016 National Rank: #6189
2016 State Rank: #369
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: 3.8
2017 National Rank: #6394
2017 State Rank: #381
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -0.1
Dynasty National Rank: #8259
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.9
Dynasty Record: 82-61 (36-28 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 31.8
2016 Points Against Average: 17.5
2016 Differential: +14.3
2016 Wins: #8674 Berkshire (Burton) (47-7), #9686 Cardinal (Middlefield) (46-20), #10250 Trinity (Garfield Heights) (16-6), #11639 Hawken (Gates Mills) (28-21), #12461 Harding (Fairport Harbor) (46-0), #12549 Lutheran West (Rocky River) (41-14), #13842 Richmond Heights (55-6)
2016 Losses: #867 Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland) (45-7), #2009 Kirtland (27-11), #5926 Columbia (Columbia Station) (29-21)
2016 Opponents W-L: 51-58
Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st; Chagrin Valley - Metro)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Columbia (Columbia Station), 9/2 at Trinity (Garfield Heights), 9/8 Rhodes [James Ford] (Cleveland), 9/15 at Cardinal (Middlefield), 9/22 Harding (Fairport Harbor), 9/29 at Kirtland, 10/6 Hawken (Gates Mills), 10/13 Richmond Heights, 10/20 at Berkshire (Burton), 10/27 Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland) (33.7), Kirtland (31.8), Columbia (Columbia Station) (0.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Richmond Heights (-43.4), Harding (Fairport Harbor) (-25.9), Hawken (Gates Mills) (-20.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.9
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #532
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9366
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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