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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Crimson/White
Coach: Mike Kopachy
League: Ohio Capital - Capital
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #70

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -14.9
2017 National Rank: #10163
2017 State Rank: #544
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -3.7
2018 Starting Power Rating: -34.1
2018 National Rank: #10762
2018 State Rank: #565
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 15.5
Dynasty National Rank: #4659
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 49.6
Dynasty Record: 41-110 (16-75 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 1-9
2017 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2017 Points For Average: 12.9
2017 Points Against Average: 35.7
2017 Differential: -22.8
2017 Wins: #10048 Groveport-Madison (Groveport) (14-0)
2017 Losses: #458 Olentangy Orange (Lewis Center) (50-14), #1453 Lancaster (42-7), #1999 New Albany (40-6), #4153 Harding (Marion) (28-27), #4973 Canal Winchester (47-7), #5476 Big Walnut (Sunbury) (47-14), #6142 Mt. Vernon (31-0), #6594 Franklin Heights (Columbus) (49-21), #7450 Zanesville (23-19)
2017 Opponents W-L: 49-56
Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st; Ohio Capital - Ohio)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 Zanesville, 8/31 at Mt. Vernon, 9/7 Harding (Marion), 9/14 at Lancaster, 9/21 Central Crossing (Grove City), 9/28 at Big Walnut (Sunbury), 10/5 New Albany, 10/12 at Groveport-Madison (Groveport), 10/19 Canal Winchester, 10/26 at Franklin Heights (Columbus)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Lancaster (16.5), New Albany (9.9), Harding (Marion) (-4.3)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Groveport-Madison (Groveport) (-25.6), Big Walnut (Sunbury) (-19.9), Zanesville (-17.8)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.7
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.9
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -23.6
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #253
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4477
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 0-10
2018 Projected League Finish: 6th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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