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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Crimson/White
Coach: Mike Kopachy
League: Ohio Capital - Capital
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #59

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 20.6
2016 National Rank: #3028
2016 State Rank: #196
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -4.6
2017 Starting Power Rating: 16
2017 National Rank: #3796
2017 State Rank: #241
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 10.4
Dynasty National Rank: #4829
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.6
Dynasty Record: 40-101 (15-71 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 5-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2016 Points For Average: 24.1
2016 Points Against Average: 26.3
2016 Differential: -2.2
2016 Wins: #4144 Harding (Marion) (14-7), #4464 Mt. Vernon (21-20), #5210 Big Walnut (Sunbury) (31-17), #5503 Canal Winchester (33-13), #6359 Zanesville (41-0)
2016 Losses: #591 Lancaster (56-21), #687 New Albany (52-31), #1160 Franklin Heights (Columbus) (28-21), #1204 Olentangy Orange (Lewis Center) (35-7), #2834 Groveport-Madison (Groveport) (35-21)
2016 Opponents W-L: 51-56
Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st; Ohio Capital - Ohio)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Zanesville, 9/1 Mt. Vernon, 9/8 at Harding (Marion), 9/15 Lancaster, 9/22 at Olentangy Orange (Lewis Center), 9/29 Big Walnut (Sunbury), 10/6 at New Albany, 10/13 Groveport-Madison (Groveport), 10/20 at Canal Winchester, 10/27 Franklin Heights (Columbus)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Lancaster (42.4), New Albany (38.9), Olentangy Orange (Lewis Center) (37.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Zanesville (-6.9), Canal Winchester (8.7), Big Walnut (Sunbury) (10)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.9
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #139
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1619
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2017 Projected League Finish: 4th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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