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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Mac Stephens
League: Lake Erie
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #49

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2017 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Josh Harris 5'11" 185 Senior QB/ATH 4.59
Xavier Pillar 5'7" 185 Senior RB 4.5
Justin Wodtly 6'3" 255 Junior DE/TE 4.85

ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECT
Anthony Johnson 6'4" 230 Senior WDE

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Tyreke Smith 6'3" 260 Senior WDE
LeMaro Smith 6'3" 205 Senior WR
Kylen McCracken 6'4" 285 Senior OG

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Very Athletic, Have Solid Players At Every Position Group
Team Weaknesses: Must Develop Kicking Game, Defensive Inexperience

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 22.3
2017 National Rank: #2498
2017 State Rank: #154
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.6
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.6
2018 Starting Power Rating: 9.2
2018 National Rank: #2147
2018 State Rank: #139
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 26.6
Dynasty National Rank: #2064
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 17.4
Dynasty Record: 71-80 (42-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 4-6
2017 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2017 Points For Average: 16.2
2017 Points Against Average: 24.9
2017 Differential: -8.7
2017 Wins: #1763 Lake Catholic (Mentor) (31-24), #3807 Maple Heights (2-0), #4733 Warrensville Heights (Warrensville) (35-14), #5322 Shaw (East Cleveland) (9-0)
2017 Losses: #686 Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin (Chardon) (44-7), #857 Cardinal Mooney (Youngstown) (21-12), #1055 Bedford (48-42), #1111 Benedictine (Cleveland) (30-12), #1297 Lorain (37-6), Football North (Mississauga, Ontario) (31-6)
2017 Opponents W-L: 55-43
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2013, 2011
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 3 officially, 2 on field
Streak List: 10/13/17 Warrensville Heights (Warrensville) (35-14), 10/20/17 Shaw (East Cleveland) (9-0), 10/27/17 Maple Heights (2-0)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 Medina, 8/31 at Brunswick, 9/7 at St. Francis de Sales (Toledo), 9/14 Lake Catholic (Mentor), 9/21 at Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls), 9/28 Lorain, 10/5 at Bedford, 10/12 Warrensville Heights (Warrensville), 10/19 at Shaw (East Cleveland), 10/26 Maple Heights
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Bedford (27.7), Lake Catholic (Mentor) (12.8), Brunswick (11.2)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Warrensville Heights (Warrensville) (-14.7), Shaw (East Cleveland) (-8.6), Maple Heights (-8.2)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.5
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.6
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -26.9
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #132
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1799
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%