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GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Lenny Dantinne
League: Tri-Valley - East
Playoff Division: none

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

TOP PLAYERS
Jack Shreve 6'3" 210 Senior RB/DE 4.7
Drew Germain 6'0" 160 Senior QB/FS 4.8
Joel Smith 5'10" 180 Senior LB/RB 4.85

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Briar Bearss 6'0.5" 215 Senior OLB
Bryce Bearss 6'5" 205 Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Hard-Working, Tough-Nosed, Large Senior Class
Team Weaknesses: Graduation Losses

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 17.4
2017 National Rank: #3260
2017 State Rank: #113
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.4
2018 Starting Power Rating: -3
2018 National Rank: #4121
2018 State Rank: #144
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 19.1
Dynasty National Rank: #3699
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 22.1
Dynasty Record: 131-37 (79-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 10-2
2017 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 38.9
2017 Points Against Average: 18.3
2017 Differential: +20.6
2017 Wins: Ursuline (Chatham, Ontario) (53-6), #5368 Bridgeport (35-24), #6157 Hemlock (7-0), #7139 Southview (Sylvania, OH) (29-26), #7563 Birch Run (33-7), #8071 Houghton Lake (55-28), #8129 Garber (Essexville) (70-38), #9391 Parchment (58-12), #10985 Caro (38-7), #11583 North Branch (41-10)
2017 Losses: #1790 Frankenmuth (28-22), #2366 St. Francis (Traverse City) (33-26)
2017 Opponents W-L: 60-53
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st), 2011, 2010, 2008 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Southview (Sylvania, OH), 8/30 at Shepherd, 9/7 Carrollton, 9/14 at Garber (Essexville), 9/21 Birch Run, 9/28 Bridgeport, 10/5 at Frankenmuth, 10/12 Alma, 10/19 Michigan Collegiate (Warren)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Michigan Collegiate (Warren) (11.2), Frankenmuth (4.8), Alma (-8.2)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Shepherd (-44.9), Garber (Essexville) (-26.8), Birch Run (-18.3)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.2 (5.3 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.5
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -13.3
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #222
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6274
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%