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GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Chad Zolman
League: Summit
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #17

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: no

D1 PROSPECTS
Trevin Taylor 6'4" 190 Senior WR
Cameron Shannon 5'9.5" 165 Senior CB
Porter Haught 6'5" 265 Senior OT

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jiya Wright 6'0" 195 Senior QB
Tico Brown 6'1" 285 Senior DT

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 27.9
2017 National Rank: #1759
2017 State Rank: #29
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2018 Starting Power Rating: 13.6
2018 National Rank: #1631
2018 State Rank: #28
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 34.1
Dynasty National Rank: #1023
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 20.5
Dynasty Record: 126-41 (90-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 8-2
2017 League Record/Finish: 8-1 (2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 39.6
2017 Points Against Average: 21.2
2017 Differential: +18.4
2017 Wins: #2084 Bishop Dwenger (Fort Wayne) (42-0), #3481 Carroll (Fort Wayne) (58-25), #4391 Bishop Luers (Fort Wayne) (47-3), #4439 Concordia Lutheran (Fort Wayne) (49-25), #5326 Wayne (Fort Wayne) (35-6), #7663 Northrop (Fort Wayne) (43-23), #9091 South Side (Fort Wayne) (49-27), #10945 North Side (Fort Wayne) (42-14)
2017 Losses: #680 Snider [R. Nelson] (Fort Wayne) (52-31), #680 Snider [R. Nelson] (Fort Wayne) (37-0)
2017 Opponents W-L: 62-54
Recent League Championships: 2012 (Northeast Hoosier), 2011 (Northeast Hoosier), 2010 (tied for 1st; Northeast Hoosier), 2009 (tied for 1st; Northeast Hoosier), 2008 (Northeast Hoosier), 2007 (Northeast Hoosier), 2005 (tied for 1st; Northeast Hoosier)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 Northrop (Fort Wayne), 8/24 at Concordia Lutheran (Fort Wayne), 8/31 at Bishop Luers (Fort Wayne), 9/7 Bishop Dwenger (Fort Wayne), 9/14 at Snider [R. Nelson] (Fort Wayne), 9/21 North Side (Fort Wayne), 9/28 Carroll (Fort Wayne), 10/5 at Wayne (Fort Wayne), 10/12 at South Side (Fort Wayne)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Snider [R. Nelson] (Fort Wayne) (24.2), Bishop Dwenger (Fort Wayne) (13.7), Bishop Luers (Fort Wayne) (3)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: North Side (Fort Wayne) (-33.4), South Side (Fort Wayne) (-17.8), Northrop (Fort Wayne) (-14.8)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.9 (19 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.6
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.5
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #53
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3550
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%