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GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Matt Chiurco
League: Inter-Valley - North (moving from Inter-Valley)
Playoff Division: VII
Playoff Division Rank: #55

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2017 JV Record: 5-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Derk Hutchison 5'11" 165 Sophomore QB/DB 4.7
Dylan Mowery 6'4" 290 Senior OL/DL 5.3
Sam Earl 5'11" 205 Senior OL/DL 5.0

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 4 Starting OL Return, OL Talent/Depth, WR/RB Athleticism
Team Weaknesses: Secondary Youth/Inexperience, Small Senior Class

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -19.4
2017 National Rank: #10974
2017 State Rank: #573
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -40.4
2018 National Rank: #11817
2018 State Rank: #608
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 3.9
Dynasty National Rank: #8190
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 44.3
Dynasty Record: 100-65 (65-37 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 4-6
2017 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (6th)
2017 Points For Average: 28.9
2017 Points Against Average: 32.8
2017 Differential: -3.9
2017 Wins: #10604 Buckeye Trail (Lore City) (44-14), #11134 Strasburg-Franklin (Strasburg) (44-38), #13201 Tuscarawas Central Catholic (New Philadelphia) (38-17), #14082 Newcomerstown (49-20)
2017 Losses: #4770 East Canton (57-8), #7073 Garaway (Sugarcreek) (43-12), #9469 United (Hanoverton) (12-6), #9496 Bishop Rosecrans (Zanesville) (41-34), #9865 Sandy Valley (Magnolia) (51-30), #9911 Anderson [David] (Lisbon) (35-24)
2017 Opponents W-L: 48-56
Recent League Championships: 2013 (Inter-Valley), 2011 (tied for 1st; Inter-Valley), 2008 (Inter-Valley), 2004 (tied for 1st; Inter-Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Anderson [David] (Lisbon), 8/31 at Conotton Valley (Bowerston), 9/7 Wellsville, 9/14 Newcomerstown, 9/21 at Garaway (Sugarcreek), 9/28 East Canton, 10/5 at Buckeye Trail (Lore City), 10/12 Strasburg-Franklin (Strasburg), 10/20 at Tuscarawas Central Catholic (New Philadelphia), 10/26 Sandy Valley (Magnolia)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: East Canton (-6.2), Garaway (Sugarcreek) (-8.8), Sandy Valley (Magnolia) (-22.4)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Conotton Valley (Bowerston) (-68.4), Newcomerstown (-59.2), Wellsville (-51)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.2
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -35.8
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -23.6
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #659
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12600
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2018 Projected League Finish: 4th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%