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GENERAL
Nickname: Slicers
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Dave Sharpe
League: Duneland
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #7

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Scott Cooper 6'4" 225 Senior TE

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 34.6
2016 National Rank: #1189
2016 State Rank: #28
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.3
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.6
2017 Starting Power Rating: 33.6
2017 National Rank: #1241
2017 State Rank: #27
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 20.3
Dynasty National Rank: #2324
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.3
Dynasty Record: 76-77 [77-76 on the field] (46-52 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 9-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 31.7
2016 Points Against Average: 24.1
2016 Differential: +7.6
2016 Wins: #1672 Crown Point (34-16), #1993 Valparaiso (39-38), #2152 Michigan City (42-35), #2183 Merrillville (46-35), #2614 Lake Central (St. John) (35-17), #3339 Hobart (27-10), #3949 New Prairie (New Carlisle) (21-20), #5008 Chesterton (49-14), #5008 Chesterton (17-7)
2016 Losses: #225 Penn (Mishawaka) (42-21), #2229 Portage (31-18)
2016 Opponents W-L: 68-54
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2003 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 New Prairie (New Carlisle), 8/25 at Hobart, 9/1 Valparaiso, 9/8 at Chesterton, 9/15 Lake Central (St. John), 9/22 at Merrillville, 9/29 at Crown Point, 10/6 Michigan City, 10/13 Portage
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Crown Point (32.6), Michigan City (29), Portage (28.3)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Hobart (7.8), Chesterton (19.4), New Prairie (New Carlisle) (21.3)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.1 (27.3 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #26
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1126
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 14%



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