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GENERAL
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Maize/Blue
Coach: Gandalf Church
League: Southwestern Michigan - West
Playoff Division: none

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Corey Malone-Hatcher 6'3" 245 Senior WDE

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 5.7
2016 National Rank: #6074
2016 State Rank: #184
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.1
2017 Starting Power Rating: -4.3
2017 National Rank: #8409
2017 State Rank: #284
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 17.6
Dynasty National Rank: #2897
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 21.9
Dynasty Record: 92-54 [91-55 on the field] (45-28 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (tied for 2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 24.6
2016 Points Against Average: 20
2016 Differential: +4.6
2016 Wins: #6025 Portage Northern (Portage) (27-23), #7865 Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo) (26-0), #9392 Niles (30-0), #10293 Gull Lake (Richland) (41-17), #10937 Mattawan (28-21), #13114 Norrix [Loy] (Kalamazoo) (48-6)
2016 Losses: #2199 University of Detroit Jesuit (Detroit) (48-13), #2801 Portage Central (Portage) (24-14), #4349 Lakeshore (Stevensville) (31-12), #4349 Lakeshore (Stevensville) (30-7)
2016 Opponents W-L: 45-51
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st), 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2007
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo), 8/31 Norrix [Loy] (Kalamazoo), 9/8 at Portage Northern (Portage), 9/15 Lakeshore (Stevensville), 9/22 at Mattawan, 9/29 at University of Detroit Jesuit (Detroit), 10/6 Niles, 10/13 Gull Lake (Richland), 10/20 at Portage Central (Portage)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: University of Detroit Jesuit (Detroit) (26), Portage Central (Portage) (13.3), Lakeshore (Stevensville) (8.9)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Norrix [Loy] (Kalamazoo) (-26.2), Niles (-18.4), Mattawan (-7.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.9 (4.2 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #174
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7469
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2017 Projected League Finish: 4th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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