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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: Brad Childers
League: Southwestern Buckeye - Southwestern
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #27

RETURNERS
TOP PLAYERS
Matt Centers 6'0" 210 Senior LB/OLB
Braden Woods 6'2" 190 Junior QB
Logan Willis 5'10" 175 Junior S

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Ryan Montgomery 5'11" 190 Senior RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Hungry, Physicality, Large Senior Class

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 23.7
2017 National Rank: #2274
2017 State Rank: #142
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: 7.1
2018 National Rank: #2425
2018 State Rank: #149
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 21.1
Dynasty National Rank: #3197
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14
Dynasty Record: 89-69 (49-39 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 8-3
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 30.1
2017 Points Against Average: 18.7
2017 Differential: +11.4
2017 Wins: #2165 Edgewood (Trenton) (49-21), #2417 Piqua (21-7), #2630 Bellbrook (21-16), #4172 Brookville (24-21), #4769 Carlisle (47-14), #6744 Eaton (45-0), #7605 Monroe (34-14), #10724 Waynesville (55-27)
2017 Losses: #687 Valley View (Germantown) (34-3), #1952 New Richmond (17-10), #4658 Oakwood (Dayton) (35-22)
2017 Opponents W-L: 64-50
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2013, 2012, 2011 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 Madison (Middletown), 9/1 at Edgewood (Trenton), 9/7 at Xenia, 9/14 Monroe, 9/21 at Bellbrook, 9/28 Preble Shawnee (Camden), 10/5 Valley View (Germantown), 10/12 at Eaton, 10/19 at Brookville, 10/26 Oakwood (Dayton)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Valley View (Germantown) (23.5), Madison (Middletown) (18.2), Edgewood (Trenton) (16.3)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Eaton (-18.7), Oakwood (Dayton) (-17.9), Monroe (-12.5)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.1 (18.7 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.6
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -13.5
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #160
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2324
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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