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GENERAL
Nickname: Middies
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Lance Engleka
League: Greater Miami
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #58

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2016 JV Record: 1-8
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Diondre Cooper 5'10" 190 Senior RB 4.7
Ayron Thompson 6'1" 265 Senior DT 5.0
Zach Maloney 6'2" 180 Senior QB 4.8

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Cole Smith 6'0" 170 Senior K

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Many Starters, Second Year In Offensive System
Team Weaknesses: Must Replace D1 P/K

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 11.2
2016 National Rank: #4889
2016 State Rank: #288
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.8
2017 Starting Power Rating: 16.2
2017 National Rank: #3759
2017 State Rank: #240
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 31.2
Dynasty National Rank: #760
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15
Dynasty Record: 72-72 (47-51 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 0-10
2016 League Record/Finish: 0-7 (10th)
2016 Points For Average: 10
2016 Points Against Average: 38.5
2016 Differential: -28.5
2016 Wins: none
2016 Losses: #20 Colerain (Cincinnati) (47-8), #158 Trotwood-Madison (Trotwood) (42-0), #318 Fairfield (42-0), #709 Princeton (Cincinnati) (49-14), #731 Springboro (45-27), #1108 Lakota East (Liberty Township) (40-3), #1429 Hamilton (34-10), #1888 Oak Hills (Cincinnati) (29-14), #1908 Lakota West (West Chester) (33-7), #1963 Lima (24-17)
2016 Opponents W-L: 65-44
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Lima, 9/1 Springboro, 9/8 Colerain (Cincinnati), 9/15 Princeton (Cincinnati), 9/22 at Sycamore (Cincinnati), 9/29 Hamilton, 10/6 at Mason [William] (Mason), 10/13 at Lakota West (West Chester), 10/20 Oak Hills (Cincinnati), 10/27 at Fairfield
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Colerain (Cincinnati) (72.9), Sycamore (Cincinnati) (53.9), Fairfield (52.3)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Lakota West (West Chester) (28.2), Oak Hills (Cincinnati) (30.2), Springboro (33.6)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 42.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 42.6
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #74
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-9
2017 Projected League Finish: 10th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%