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GENERAL
Nickname: Pilots
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Mike Giannone
League: Catholic Central
Playoff Division: none

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

TOP PLAYERS
Josh DeBerry 6'0" 175 Senior CB/WR
Jacob Dobbs 6'0" 215 Senior LB/RB
Danny Motowski 6'2" 285 Senior OL/DL

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 57.6
2017 National Rank: #112
2017 State Rank: #2
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.8
2018 Starting Power Rating: 45.5
2018 National Rank: #142
2018 State Rank: #4
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 41.3
Dynasty National Rank: #429
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.2
Dynasty Record: 113-56 (31-35 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 12-2
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 32.3
2017 Points Against Average: 11.2
2017 Differential: +21.1
2017 Wins: #316 King [Dr. Martin Luther] (Detroit) (14-13), #452 Catholic Central (Novi) (35-14), #452 Catholic Central (Novi) (20-6), #708 Franklin (Livonia) (41-6), #759 Oak Park (14-7), #1409 Brother Rice (Bloomfield Hills) (36-14), #1413 Grandville (31-0), #1456 Divine Child (Dearborn) (52-14), #2724 St. Mary Prep (Orchard Lake) (26-7), #3643 Port Huron Northern (Port Huron) (50-0), #3712 Ferndale (46-0), Aquinas (London, Ontario) (58-7)
2017 Losses: #90 Cathedral Prep (Erie, PA) (33-23), #2134 Lowell (36-6)
2017 Opponents W-L: 109-42
Recent State Championships: 2017 (2), 2014 (2)
Recent League Championships: 2017, 2008
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 7
Streak List: 10/13/17 Catholic Central (Novi) (20-6), 10/21/17 Catholic Central (Novi) (35-14), 10/27/17 Ferndale (46-0), 11/3/17 Port Huron Northern (Port Huron) (50-0), 11/10/17 Oak Park (14-7), 11/18/17 King [Dr. Martin Luther] (Detroit) (14-13), 11/24/17 Franklin (Livonia) (41-6)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Muskegon, 8/31 Grandville, 9/7 at Aquinas (London, Ontario), 9/14 Brother Rice (Bloomfield Hills), 9/21 St. Mary Prep (Orchard Lake), 9/28 University of Detroit Jesuit (Detroit), 10/5 at Davison, 10/14 at Catholic Central (Novi)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Muskegon (50.7), Catholic Central (Novi) (24.7), Brother Rice (Bloomfield Hills) (23.5)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: St. Mary Prep (Orchard Lake) (0.3), University of Detroit Jesuit (Detroit) (7.9), Grandville (8.3)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 37.2 (37.6 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.9
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -21.3
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #9
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #430
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 17%