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GENERAL
Nickname: Green Wave
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Bill Franks
League: Licking County - Cardinal (moving from Licking County - Small)
Playoff Division: VI
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2016 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Hunter Chapman 6'5" 220 Senior QB 4.9
Ty Scott 6'1" 190 Senior S/RB
Sam Wendt 6'3" 265 Senior OL/DL 5.5

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB Is Back, Several Key Returners, Large Senior Class
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Very Tough Schedule

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 23.7
2016 National Rank: #2548
2016 State Rank: #168
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.9
2017 Starting Power Rating: 22.2
2017 National Rank: #2700
2017 State Rank: #175
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 18.5
Dynasty National Rank: #2706
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.7
Dynasty Record: 119-52 (60-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 9-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 25.6
2016 Points Against Average: 22.6
2016 Differential: +3
2016 Wins: #3296 Fort Frye (Beverly) (41-7), #3596 Columbus Academy (Gahanna) (34-26), #3949 Nelsonville-York (Nelsonville) (41-21), #4169 Licking Valley (Newark) (21-7), #4264 Bishop Ready (Columbus) (20-14), #6823 Bellaire (21-20), #7122 Lakewood (Hebron) (30-10), #7843 Northridge (Johnstown) (40-12), #11984 Utica (55-21)
2016 Losses: #867 Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland) (30-14), #1023 Johnstown-Monroe (Johnstown) (48-14), #1204 Heath (42-7), #1266 Licking Heights (Pataskala) (38-7), #5141 Watkins Memorial (Pataskala) (21-14)
2016 Opponents W-L: 101-57
Recent State Championships: 2007 (6)
Recent League Championships: 2013 (Licking County - Small), 2012 (tied for 1st; Mid-State - Ohio), 2004 (tied for 1st; Mid-State Cardinal), 2003 (Mid-State Cardinal)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/24 Maysville (Zanesville), 9/2 Nelsonville-York (Nelsonville), 9/8 at Columbus Academy (Gahanna), 9/15 at Watkins Memorial (Pataskala), 9/22 Licking Heights (Pataskala), 9/29 at Utica, 10/5 Johnstown-Monroe (Johnstown), 10/13 at Licking Valley (Newark), 10/20 Heath, 10/27 at Northridge (Johnstown)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Licking Heights (Pataskala) (35.2), Heath (28.9), Johnstown-Monroe (Johnstown) (26.4)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Utica (-20.2), Maysville (Zanesville) (-1), Northridge (Johnstown) (0.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.5 (17.9 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.3
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #242
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3576
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%