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GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Scarlet/Gray
Coach: Steve Trivisonno
League: Greater Cleveland
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #15

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2016 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Tadas Tatarunas 6'4" 220 Senior QB 4.8
Ryan Jacoby 6'5" 250 Junior T
Noah Potter 6'6" 245 Junior DL

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Michael Ballentine 5'11.5" 185 Senior S

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Very Good OL, Talented QB, WR Depth
Team Weaknesses: Defensive Inexperience

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 47.6
2016 National Rank: #350
2016 State Rank: #27
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.4
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.9
2017 Starting Power Rating: 50.8
2017 National Rank: #289
2017 State Rank: #21
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 48.5
Dynasty National Rank: #66
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.3
Dynasty Record: 131-41 (60-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 31.9
2016 Points Against Average: 29.2
2016 Differential: +2.7
2016 Wins: #368 Medina (35-32), #640 Washington (Massillon) (57-31), #2043 Shaker Heights (41-0), #2331 Elyria (63-34), #2516 Brunswick (22-16), #2530 Strongsville (42-26)
2016 Losses: #16 St. Xavier (Cincinnati) (20-7), #21 St. Ignatius (Cleveland) (49-7), #75 Solon (37-8), #829 Euclid (47-37)
2016 Opponents W-L: 69-47
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st; Northeast Ohio - Valley), 2013 (Northeast Ohio - Valley), 2012 (Northeast Ohio - Valley), 2010 (Lake Erie - Lake), 2009 (Lake Erie - Lake), 2008 (Lake Erie - Lake), 2006 (Lake Erie - Lake), 2005 (tied for 1st; Lake Erie- Lake), 2003 (Lake Erie- Lake)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 4
Streak List: 10/7/16 Medina (35-32), 10/13/16 Strongsville (42-26), 10/21/16 Brunswick (22-16), 10/28/16 Elyria (63-34)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Washington (Massillon), 9/1 St. Ignatius (Cleveland), 9/8 Glenville (Cleveland), 9/15 at Strongsville, 9/22 Brunswick, 9/29 Medina, 10/7 at Shaker Heights, 10/13 at Solon, 10/20 Euclid, 10/27 at Elyria
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: St. Ignatius (Cleveland) (67.5), Solon (59.4), Medina (48.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Glenville (Cleveland) (15.9), Shaker Heights (23.2), Brunswick (25.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 44.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 37
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #26
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #178
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%