GENERAL
Nickname: Firebirds
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Larry Cox
League: Greater Miami
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #49
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2016 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Xavier Peters 6'4" 225 Senior LB/MLB
Tyler Bentley 6'3" 285 Senior NG/DT
Steven Faucheux 6'5" 260 Junior DL/DT
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Brian Qua 6'3.5" 315 Senior OT
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Line Size, Several Players Can Play Multiple Positions
Team Weaknesses: Young, Inexperienced
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 28
2016 National Rank: #1908
2016 State Rank: #129
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.1
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.6
2017 Starting Power Rating: 28.2
2017 National Rank: #1826
2017 State Rank: #133
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 36.2
Dynasty National Rank: #385
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8
Dynasty Record: 83-64 (60-38 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 2-8
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (tied for 8th)
2016 Points For Average: 17.3
2016 Points Against Average: 32.3
2016 Differential: -15
2016 Wins: #1888 Oak Hills (Cincinnati) (49-21), #4880 Middletown (33-7)
2016 Losses: #20 Colerain (Cincinnati) (31-0), #35 Wayne (Huber Heights) (51-7), #273 Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati) (47-14), #285 Mason [William] (Mason) (38-7), #318 Fairfield (29-7), #709 Princeton (Cincinnati) (26-7), #911 Centerville (52-35), #1108 Lakota East (Liberty Township) (21-14)
2016 Opponents W-L: 60-47
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st), 2009 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 vs Elder (Cincinnati), 9/1 Centerville, 9/8 Fairfield, 9/15 at Oak Hills (Cincinnati), 9/22 at Mason [William] (Mason), 9/29 Lakota East (Liberty Township), 10/6 at Princeton (Cincinnati), 10/13 Middletown, 10/20 at Colerain (Cincinnati), 10/27 Hamilton
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Colerain (Cincinnati) (72.9), Fairfield (52.3), Elder (Cincinnati) (47.5)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Middletown (16.2), Oak Hills (Cincinnati) (30.2), Lakota East (Liberty Township) (30.6)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 45.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 40.7
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #10
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #97
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2017 Projected League Finish: 9th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%