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GENERAL
Nickname: Warriors
Colors: Cardinal/Gold
Coach: Scott Wetzel
League: Ohio Capital - Buckeye
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #47

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2016 JV Record: 4-4-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Alec Downs 6'2" 240 Senior OLB/OL
Jacob Woods 5'9.5" 175 Senior OLB/QB
Bodi Bien 5'9" 195 Senior FB/RB

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Derek Downs 6'7" 305 Senior OT

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Running Game, Run Defense
Team Weaknesses: Passing Game, Pass Defense

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 17.4
2016 National Rank: #3596
2016 State Rank: #220
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6
2017 Starting Power Rating: 18.5
2017 National Rank: #3299
2017 State Rank: #213
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 9.1
Dynasty National Rank: #5212
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.4
Dynasty Record: 28-112 (10-75 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 3-7
2016 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th)
2016 Points For Average: 18.8
2016 Points Against Average: 28.6
2016 Differential: -9.8
2016 Wins: #2834 Groveport-Madison (Groveport) (24-21), #5503 Canal Winchester (35-14), #6716 Worthington [Thomas] (Worthington) (33-10)
2016 Losses: #109 Olentangy Liberty (Powell) (35-14), #687 New Albany (40-14), #709 Upper Arlington (Columbus) (34-7), #1023 Olentangy (Lewis Center) (56-26), #1204 Olentangy Orange (Lewis Center) (24-20), #1396 Westerville Central (Westerville) (42-6), #4464 Westerville South (Westerville) (10-9)
2016 Opponents W-L: 57-52
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Groveport-Madison (Groveport), 9/1 Worthington [Thomas] (Worthington), 9/8 Upper Arlington (Columbus), 9/15 Canal Winchester, 9/22 at New Albany, 9/29 at Olentangy Orange (Lewis Center), 10/6 Westerville Central (Westerville), 10/13 at Westerville South (Westerville), 10/20 Olentangy (Lewis Center), 10/27 at Olentangy Liberty (Powell)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Olentangy Liberty (Powell) (56.9), Upper Arlington (Columbus) (44), Olentangy (Lewis Center) (40.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Canal Winchester (8.7), Worthington [Thomas] (Worthington) (11.4), Westerville South (Westerville) (17.2)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.3
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #53
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #465
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2017 Projected League Finish: 5th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%