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GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Black/White
Coach: Clint Galvas
League: Mid-Michigan (moving from Genesee Area - Blue)
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2017 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Avery Moore 6'3" 210 Junior QB 4.8
Jayson Tunstall 6'2" 250 Senior OL/DL 5.2
Garrett Birchmeier 6'4" 230 Senior TE/DE 5.0

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 4 Of 5 Starting OL Return, QB Is Back, Good Talent Coming Up From JV
Team Weaknesses: 5 Of Defensive Front 7 Starters Graduated

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 16.7
2017 National Rank: #3388
2017 State Rank: #117
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -0.3
2018 National Rank: #3610
2018 State Rank: #121
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 14.3
Dynasty National Rank: #5025
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.6
Dynasty Record: 147-29 (95-4 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 10-1
2017 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 43.4
2017 Points Against Average: 14.6
2017 Differential: +28.8
2017 Wins: #3840 Lake Fenton (Linden) (28-22), #6075 Michigan Lutheran Seminary (Saginaw) (35-24), #7027 Hamady (Flint) (56-34), #8406 Saranac (39-14), #9613 Bendle (Burton) (40-0), #10679 Consortium College Prep (Detroit) (36-6), #11285 Beecher (Flint) (42-6), #12714 Bentley (Burton) (48-0), #13189 Atherton (Burton) (69-14), #14124 Genesee (70-6)
2017 Losses: #1058 Pewamo-Westphalia (Pewamo) (35-14)
2017 Opponents W-L: 55-52
Recent State Championships: 2006 (8)
Recent League Championships: 2017 (Genesee Area - Blue), 2016 (Genesee Area - Blue), 2015 (Genesee Area - Blue), 2014 (Genesee Area - Blue), 2013 (Genesee Area - Blue), 2012 (Genesee Area - Blue), 2011 (Genesee Area - Blue), 2010 (Genesee Area - Blue), 2006 (Genesee Area - Blue), 2005 (Genesee Area Blue), 2004 (Genesee Area Blue), 2003 (Genesee Area Blue)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/23 at Glen Lake (Maple City), 8/30 Johnson [Elisabeth Ann] (Mt. Morris), 9/7 at Byron, 9/14 at Hill-McCloy (Montrose), 9/21 Ovid-Elsie (Elsie), 9/28 Durand, 10/5 at Chesaning, 10/12 Lakeville (Otisville), 10/19 at St. Francis (Traverse City)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: St. Francis (Traverse City) (15.3), Ovid-Elsie (Elsie) (-2.4), Glen Lake (Maple City) (-10.3)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Durand (-57.8), Lakeville (Otisville) (-38.5), Johnson [Elisabeth Ann] (Mt. Morris) (-33.8)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.4 (-2.5 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -19.4
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #309
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8204
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%