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GENERAL
Nickname: Bluejackets
Colors: Royal Blue/Gold
Coach: Troy Pritchett
League: Patoka Lake
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #28

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2016 JV Record: 7-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Caleb Lobosky 6'1" 215 Senior RB/DL
Cade Pritchett 6'0" 170 Senior WR/DB
Tyson James 5'10" 165 Junior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Return Several Key Young Players
Team Weaknesses: Lost Key Leaders To Graduation

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -10.1
2016 National Rank: #9735
2016 State Rank: #214
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.2
2017 Starting Power Rating: -10.6
2017 National Rank: #9768
2017 State Rank: #219
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -21.2
Dynasty National Rank: #13302
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.6
Dynasty Record: 46-98 (21-45 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 33.3
2016 Points Against Average: 22.3
2016 Differential: +11
2016 Wins: #11205 Springs Valley (French Lick) (30-20), #12474 Cascade (Clayton) (44-12), #12562 Perry Central (Leopold) (47-14), #12855 South Vermillion (Clinton) (48-27), #13905 Edgewood (Ellettsville) (42-0), #14285 Crawford County (Marengo) (56-0), #14550 Rock Creek Academy (Sellersburg) (72-6)
2016 Losses: #3309 Monrovia (63-0), #5582 Eastern Greene (Bloomfield) (41-20), #6627 West Washington (Campbellsburg) (20-14), #8344 Providence (Clarksville) (35-8), #10583 Paoli (29-18)
2016 Opponents W-L: 53-74
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 at Edgewood (Ellettsville), 8/25 Springs Valley (French Lick), 9/1 West Washington (Campbellsburg), 9/8 Eastern Greene (Bloomfield), 9/15 at Crawford County (Marengo), 9/22 Rock Creek Academy (Sellersburg), 9/29 at Providence (Clarksville), 10/6 Paoli, 10/13 at Perry Central (Leopold)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Eastern Greene (Bloomfield) (13.8), Providence (Clarksville) (-3.9), West Washington (Campbellsburg) (-5.5)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Rock Creek Academy (Sellersburg) (-66), Edgewood (Ellettsville) (-45.7), Crawford County (Marengo) (-40.5)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -21.5 (-16.6 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -21.9
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #307
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13096
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%