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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Devils
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Ed Honabarger
League: Knox Morrow
Playoff Division: VII
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2017 JV Record: 2-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Corbin Hazen 6'3" 195 Senior SE/DB
Chris Greenawalt 5'11" 215 Senior RB/DE
Dylan Wilson 6'0" 245 Senior T/NG

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Some Experience
Team Weaknesses: Many New Starters

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 11.2
2017 National Rank: #4425
2017 State Rank: #258
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -7.8
2018 National Rank: #5041
2018 State Rank: #291
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 15.4
Dynasty National Rank: #4694
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 23.2
Dynasty Record: 120-57 (52-31 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 12-2
2017 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st)
2017 Points For Average: 31.2
2017 Points Against Average: 15.9
2017 Differential: +15.3
2017 Wins: #5323 Northmor (Galion) (41-34), #6434 River (Hannibal) (29-28), #6956 Trimble (Glouster) (27-10), #7073 Garaway (Sugarcreek) (23-20), #7599 Fredericktown (42-7), #7652 East Knox (Howard) (21-14), #9249 East (Sciotoville) (42-6), #9496 Bishop Rosecrans (Zanesville) (35-14), #10470 Ponitz Career Tech (Dayton) (31-6), #10559 Cardington-Lincoln (Cardington) (41-6), #11778 Centerburg (41-0), #13352 Mt. Gilead (56-14)
2017 Losses: #1912 Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland) (38-8), #5138 Highland (Marengo) (26-0)
2017 Opponents W-L: 87-67
Recent League Championships: 2017 (tied for 1st), 2016 (Mid-Buckeye), 2015 (Mid-Buckeye), 2012 (Mid-Buckeye), 2006 (Mid-Buckeye), 2003 (tied for 1st; Mid-Buckeye)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Lucas, 8/31 at Calvert (Tiffin), 9/7 Garaway (Sugarcreek), 9/14 Highland (Marengo), 9/21 at Northmor (Galion), 9/28 Fredericktown, 10/5 at Cardington-Lincoln (Cardington), 10/12 Centerburg, 10/19 Mt. Gilead, 10/26 at East Knox (Howard)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Highland (Marengo) (1.7), Garaway (Sugarcreek) (-8.8), Calvert (Tiffin) (-8.8)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Mt. Gilead (-45.5), Centerburg (-35.5), Cardington-Lincoln (Cardington) (-28.7)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6 (0.8 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.9
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.9
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #428
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7733
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%