Margaretta (Castalia, OH)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Polar Bears Colors: Green/White Coach: Todd Polk League: Sandusky Bay - River Playoff Division: VI Playoff Division Rank: #39 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2017 JV Record: 4-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Tallen Kennedy 6'1" 240 TE/DE 4.9 Mitch Raifsnider 6'5" 215 Sophomore WR/OLB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Athletic Line, Skill Position Size/Speed Team Weaknesses: Depth RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -6 2017 National Rank: #8353 2017 State Rank: #465 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -14 2018 National Rank: #6460 2018 State Rank: #368 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 4.9 Dynasty National Rank: #7880 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 18.9 Dynasty Record: 53-97 (30-62 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 5-5 2017 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2017 Points For Average: 20.7 2017 Points Against Average: 21.8 2017 Differential: -1.1 2017 Wins: #8231 Monroeville (35-12), #9032 Lakota (Kansas) (14-7), #9825 Willard (28-14), #10876 St. Joseph Central Catholic (Fremont) (22-12), #11946 Sandusky Central Catholic (Sandusky) (30-0) 2017 Losses: #4881 Huron (35-0), #5048 Calvert (Tiffin) (41-16), #5747 Norwalk (38-20), #6541 Mohawk (Sycamore) (30-14), #8291 Western Reserve (Collins) (29-28) 2017 Opponents W-L: 47-56 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 1 Streak List: 10/27/17 Lakota (Kansas) (14-7) SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/23 Seneca East (Attica), 8/31 at Western Reserve (Collins), 9/7 at Monroeville, 9/14 Danbury (Lakeside), 9/21 Willard, 9/28 Calvert (Tiffin), 10/5 at Lakota (Kansas), 10/12 at Gibsonburg, 10/19 Sandusky Central Catholic (Sandusky), 10/26 at St. Joseph Central Catholic (Fremont) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Gibsonburg (-8.7), Calvert (Tiffin) (-8.8), Seneca East (Attica) (-11.2) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Danbury (Lakeside) (-53.2), St. Joseph Central Catholic (Fremont) (-40.8), Sandusky Central Catholic (Sandusky) (-38.7) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.3 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -25 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -23.7 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #552 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9985 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%