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GENERAL
Nickname: Sparkplugs
Colors: Brown/Gold
Coach: Steve Wray
League: Indiana Crossroads
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #34

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

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -7.8
2016 National Rank: #9259
2016 State Rank: #206
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: -14.3
2017 National Rank: #10479
2017 State Rank: #243
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 11.1
Dynasty National Rank: #4623
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 25.4
Dynasty Record: 106-60 (53-36 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 1-9
2016 League Record/Finish: 0-7 (8th)
2016 Points For Average: 20.8
2016 Points Against Average: 35.3
2016 Differential: -14.5
2016 Wins: #13812 Marshall [John] (Indianapolis) (38-6)
2016 Losses: #1016 Linton-Stockton (Linton) (49-8), #2331 Cardinal Ritter (Indianapolis) (10-8), #3101 Beech Grove (68-42), #3309 Monrovia (56-18), #3356 Scecina Memorial (Indianapolis) (28-6), #3356 Scecina Memorial (Indianapolis) (21-6), #3662 Indianapolis Lutheran (Indianapolis) (35-7), #6181 Triton Central (Fairland) (42-39), #9535 Park Tudor (Indianapolis) (38-36)
2016 Opponents W-L: 80-43
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st), 2004 (West Central), 2003 (West Central)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 Attucks [Crispus] (Indianapolis), 8/25 Scecina Memorial (Indianapolis), 9/1 at Beech Grove, 9/8 at Cardinal Ritter (Indianapolis), 9/15 at Monrovia, 9/22 Washington [George] (Indianapolis), 9/29 Park Tudor (Indianapolis), 10/6 at Indianapolis Lutheran (Indianapolis), 10/13 Triton Central (Fairland)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Cardinal Ritter (Indianapolis) (23.6), Monrovia (23.5), Beech Grove (19.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Attucks [Crispus] (Indianapolis) (-57.1), Washington [George] (Indianapolis) (-55.3), Park Tudor (Indianapolis) (-12.7)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.5 (13.8 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.7
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #174
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8300
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2017 Projected League Finish: 8th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%