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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Lee Johnson
League: Southwest Ohio
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #71

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2016 JV Record: 2-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jalen Perry 5'9" 195 Senior SS/RB 4.7
Kameron Tarpley 5'9" 180 Senior DB/RB 4.52
Noah Hill 6'4" 260 Junior OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Special Teams, Stretch Field Offensively
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Line Size

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 12.7
2016 National Rank: #4552
2016 State Rank: #272
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2017 Starting Power Rating: 6.2
2017 National Rank: #5856
2017 State Rank: #358
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 7.3
Dynasty National Rank: #5836
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.1
Dynasty Record: 61-83 [65-79 on the field] (22-40 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 26.8
2016 Points Against Average: 21.7
2016 Differential: +5.1
2016 Wins: #3066 Harrison [William Henry] (Harrison) (14-10), #6982 Little Miami (Morrow) (23-17), #8553 North College Hill (Cincinnati) (38-19), #9351 Talawanda (Oxford) (31-0), #10191 Ross (Hamilton) (45-14), #13082 Western Hills (Cincinnati) (40-0)
2016 Losses: #487 Troy (31-14), #1072 Edgewood (Trenton) (42-14), #3156 Mt. Healthy (Cincinnati) (48-14), #4169 Licking Valley (Newark) (36-35)
2016 Opponents W-L: 49-56
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st; Fort Ancient Valley - Scarlet)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 2
Streak List: 10/21/16 Talawanda (Oxford) (31-0), 10/28/16 Harrison [William Henry] (Harrison) (14-10)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Miamisburg, 9/1 Turpin (Cincinnati), 9/8 Withrow (Cincinnati), 9/15 Edgewood (Trenton), 9/22 Clinton-Massie (Clarksville), 9/29 Little Miami (Morrow), 10/6 at Ross (Hamilton), 10/13 Mt. Healthy (Cincinnati), 10/20 at Talawanda (Oxford), 10/27 at Harrison [William Henry] (Harrison)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Miamisburg (51), Turpin (Cincinnati) (46.3), Clinton-Massie (Clarksville) (36.9)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Ross (Hamilton) (-11.1), Talawanda (Oxford) (-5.2), Withrow (Cincinnati) (2.5)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.5
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #162
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2048
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2017 Projected League Finish: 5th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%