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GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Tiger LaVerde
League: Chagrin Valley - Valley
Playoff Division: VI
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2017 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jack Bailey 6'4" 290 Senior OL/DL 5.0
Joey Torok 5'8" 165 Senior RB/CB 4.49
Jake Neibecker 5'11" 200 Senior RB/LB 4.62

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 38.9
2017 National Rank: #769
2017 State Rank: #53
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: 21.8
2018 National Rank: #915
2018 State Rank: #58
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 30
Dynasty National Rank: #1531
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.2
Dynasty Record: 159-32 (60-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 14-1
2017 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 40.2
2017 Points Against Average: 11.4
2017 Differential: +28.8
2017 Wins: #1650 Rootstown (17-7), #1912 Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland) (42-35), #2199 Nelsonville-York (Nelsonville) (44-0), #2665 Mogadore (34-28), #3761 Chagrin Falls (14-13), #3917 Liberty (Youngstown) (40-13), #5384 Independence (35-7), #7068 Columbia (Columbia Station) (49-14), #7067 Villa Angela-St. Joseph (Cleveland) (48-0), #10549 Cardinal (Middlefield) (42-0), #11413 Richmond Heights (49-14), #11463 Hawken (Gates Mills) (63-6), #13034 Berkshire (Burton) (60-0), #13705 Harding (Fairport Harbor) (55-0)
2017 Losses: #125 Marion Local (Maria Stein) (34-11)
2017 Opponents W-L: 102-66
Recent State Championships: 2015, 2013, 2011 (V)
Recent League Championships: 2017, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 Chagrin Falls, 8/31 at Columbia (Columbia Station), 9/7 at Geneva, 9/14 Cardinal (Middlefield), 9/21 Richmond Heights, 9/28 Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland), 10/5 at Harding (Fairport Harbor), 10/12 Berkshire (Burton), 10/19 at Independence, 10/26 at Wickliffe
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland) (0.7), Columbia (Columbia Station) (-9.1), Chagrin Falls (-9.5)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Harding (Fairport Harbor) (-55.8), Berkshire (Burton) (-44.2), Richmond Heights (-35.1)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.8 (14.9 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -22.9
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -12.1
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #518
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9357
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 90%