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GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Steve Miller
League: Inter-Valley - North (moving from Inter-Valley)
Playoff Division: VII
Playoff Division Rank: #9

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 9.5
2017 National Rank: #4770
2017 State Rank: #278
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -0.2
2018 Starting Power Rating: -6.2
2018 National Rank: #4728
2018 State Rank: #278
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -1.6
Dynasty National Rank: #9776
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.6
Dynasty Record: 63-92 (40-62 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 9-3
2017 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (tied for 1st)
2017 Points For Average: 36.9
2017 Points Against Average: 14.8
2017 Differential: +22.1
2017 Wins: #6659 Ridgewood (West Lafayette) (40-0), #8864 Valley Christian (Youngstown) (37-7), #8959 Tuscarawas Valley (Zoarville) (29-10), #9865 Sandy Valley (Magnolia) (48-13), #10604 Buckeye Trail (Lore City) (51-19), #10974 Malvern (57-8), #11134 Strasburg-Franklin (Strasburg) (41-0), #12009 Waterloo (Atwater) (41-3), #13201 Tuscarawas Central Catholic (New Philadelphia) (34-0)
2017 Losses: #1650 Rootstown (32-14), #1912 Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland) (46-14), #7117 Lucas (40-37)
2017 Opponents W-L: 70-59
Recent League Championships: 2017 (tied for 1st; Inter-Valley), 2008 (tied for 1st; Portage Trail - County)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Smithville, 8/31 Bishop Carroll (Ebensburg, PA), 9/7 Rootstown, 9/14 Ridgewood (West Lafayette), 9/21 at Tuscarawas Valley (Zoarville), 9/28 at Malvern, 10/5 Tuscarawas Central Catholic (New Philadelphia), 10/12 at Sandy Valley (Magnolia), 10/19 Strasburg-Franklin (Strasburg), 10/26 at Buckeye Trail (Lore City)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Rootstown (15), Smithville (-6.4), Ridgewood (West Lafayette) (-18.9)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Strasburg-Franklin (Strasburg) (-44.2), Tuscarawas Central Catholic (New Philadelphia) (-43.9), Malvern (-40.4)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.3 (-0.9 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -24.7
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.4
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #548
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9896
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%



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