GENERAL
Nickname: Raiders
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Buddy White
League: Ohio Capital - Ohio
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #33
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2016 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Joe Boggs 6'4" 285 T 5.0
Elijah Ratliff 6'3" 275 Senior DT 4.9
Mershawn Rice 6'3" 190 Junior WR/FS 4.48
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Joe Cooper 6'4" 180 Senior WR
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Depth
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 40.1
2016 National Rank: #727
2016 State Rank: #54
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -8.8
2017 Starting Power Rating: 38.1
2017 National Rank: #865
2017 State Rank: #60
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 23.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1794
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.9
Dynasty Record: 58-82 (32-49 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2016 Points For Average: 32.3
2016 Points Against Average: 27.6
2016 Differential: +4.7
2016 Wins: #687 New Albany (35-28), #761 Lincoln (Gahanna) (25-18), #1396 Westerville Central (Westerville) (45-35), #2954 St. Charles (Columbus) (30-0), #4747 Central Crossing (Grove City) (55-14), #5141 Grove City (34-13)
2016 Losses: #54 Pickerington Central (Pickerington) (43-21), #158 Pickerington North (Pickerington) (31-0), #591 Lancaster (42-27), #1023 Olentangy (Lewis Center) (52-51)
2016 Opponents W-L: 56-55
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/24 at New Albany, 9/1 at St. Charles (Columbus), 9/8 Olentangy (Lewis Center), 9/15 Central Crossing (Grove City), 9/22 at Westerville Central (Westerville), 9/29 at Pickerington North (Pickerington), 10/6 Lincoln (Gahanna), 10/13 Grove City, 10/20 at Pickerington Central (Pickerington), 10/27 Lancaster
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Pickerington Central (Pickerington) (71.4), Pickerington North (Pickerington) (65.2), Lancaster (42.4)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Grove City (6.5), Central Crossing (Grove City) (8.1), St. Charles (Columbus) (18.5)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 37.1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 36.7
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #27
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #188
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2017 Projected League Finish: 5th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%