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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Devils
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Dan Williams
League: Mahoning Valley (moving from Inter-Tri-County - Blue)
Playoff Division: VI
Playoff Division Rank: #59

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 2.5
2016 National Rank: #6797
2016 State Rank: #402
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.3
2017 Starting Power Rating: -6.4
2017 National Rank: #8882
2017 State Rank: #500
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 5.1
Dynasty National Rank: #6542
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.5
Dynasty Record: 103-46 (71-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 29.8
2016 Points Against Average: 16.6
2016 Differential: +13.2
2016 Wins: #3795 Springfield (New Middletown) (20-10), #10230 Jackson-Milton (North Jackson) (35-7), #10996 United (Hanoverton) (42-20), #11900 McKinley (Sebring) (40-13), #12710 Mineral Ridge (47-10), #14148 Lowellville (45-0)
2016 Losses: #3025 South Range (Canfield) (24-14), #3612 Black River (Sullivan) (35-26), #6159 Western Reserve (Berlin Center) (13-9), #8553 Wellsville (34-20)
2016 Opponents W-L: 52-53
Recent League Championships: 2014 (Inter-Tri-County - Small), 2010 (Inter-Tri-County - Small), 2009 (Inter-Tri-County - Small), 2008 (Inter-Tri-County - Small), 2007 (tied for 1st; Inter-Tri-County - Small)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 3
Streak List: 10/14/16 Mineral Ridge (47-10), 10/21/16 McKinley (Sebring) (40-13), 10/28/16 Lowellville (45-0)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Brookfield, 9/1 at Columbiana, 9/8 Champion (Warren), 9/15 at Waterloo (Atwater), 9/22 Springfield (New Middletown), 9/29 at Jackson-Milton (North Jackson), 10/6 at Mineral Ridge, 10/13 McKinley (Sebring), 10/20 Western Reserve (Berlin Center), 10/27 at Lowellville
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Springfield (New Middletown) (21), Western Reserve (Berlin Center) (17.8), Brookfield (11.8)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Lowellville (-41.8), Mineral Ridge (-24.5), McKinley (Sebring) (-22)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.5
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #554
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9848
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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