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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Red/White/Black
Coach: Mark Lane
League: Southwestern Buckeye - Buckeye
Playoff Division: V
Playoff Division Rank: #26

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Zac Shields Senior RB/DB
Tyler Courtright Senior OL/DL
William Morris Senior WR/DB

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 13.7
2016 National Rank: #4311
2016 State Rank: #259
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: 12.2
2017 National Rank: #4564
2017 State Rank: #278
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 11
Dynasty National Rank: #4660
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.2
Dynasty Record: 87-65 (45-35 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 30.5
2016 Points Against Average: 20.3
2016 Differential: +10.2
2016 Wins: #4488 Madison (Middletown) (13-10), #6650 Oakwood (Dayton) (23-13), #6841 Miami East (Casstown) (20-14), #7798 Preble Shawnee (Camden) (20-7), #8821 Aiken (Cincinnati) (55-18), #9351 Dixie (New Lebanon) (55-19), #11366 Northridge (Dayton) (35-0), #12076 Waynesville (56-7)
2016 Losses: #1746 Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy (Cincinnati) (45-28), #1924 Tippecanoe (Tipp City) (49-14), #3662 Carlisle (34-28), #4189 Brookville (28-19)
2016 Opponents W-L: 67-61
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st), 2007 (Southwestern Buckeye - Southwestern), 2006 (tied for 1st; Southwestern Buckeye - Southwestern)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Miami East (Casstown), 9/1 at Oakwood (Dayton), 9/8 Northwestern (Springfield), 9/15 Northridge (Dayton), 9/22 Preble Shawnee (Camden), 9/29 at Madison (Middletown), 10/6 Brookville, 10/13 Carlisle, 10/20 at Dixie (New Lebanon), 10/27 at Waynesville
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Brookville (17.3), Carlisle (13.5), Madison (Middletown) (13.1)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Waynesville (-22.5), Northwestern (Springfield) (-19.2), Dixie (New Lebanon) (-11.2)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.8 (7.2 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.5
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #476
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8230
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%