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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Lee Johnson
League: Southwest Ohio
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #56

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2017 JV Record: 2-8
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Dae'Mon Cherry 6'0" 180 Senior QB 4.6
Barry Brown 6'1" 195 Senior DB/RB 4.4
Cesar Neri 5'10" 255 Senior OL/DL 5.1

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: LBs, 4 OL Starters Return
Team Weaknesses: 3 Of 6 Experienced DL Graduated, WR Inexperience

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 3.8
2017 National Rank: #6012
2017 State Rank: #346
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -6.2
2018 National Rank: #4728
2018 State Rank: #278
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 14.1
Dynasty National Rank: #5090
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 20.3
Dynasty Record: 65-89 [69-85 on the field] (24-44 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 4-6
2017 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (5th)
2017 Points For Average: 20.4
2017 Points Against Average: 29.2
2017 Differential: -8.8
2017 Wins: #4895 Turpin (Cincinnati) (33-10), #9137 Talawanda (Oxford) (29-6), #9217 Withrow (Cincinnati) (33-15), #9400 Ross (Hamilton) (28-21)
2017 Losses: #412 Clinton-Massie (Clarksville) (52-6), #1606 Harrison [William Henry] (Harrison) (41-13), #1696 Miamisburg (54-24), #2165 Edgewood (Trenton) (48-12), #4735 Little Miami (Morrow) (21-19), #5119 Mt. Healthy (Cincinnati) (24-7)
2017 Opponents W-L: 51-55
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st; Fort Ancient Valley - Scarlet)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 Miamisburg, 9/1 at Turpin (Cincinnati), 9/7 at Withrow (Cincinnati), 9/14 at Edgewood (Trenton), 9/21 Winton Woods (Cincinnati), 9/28 at Little Miami (Morrow), 10/5 Ross (Hamilton), 10/12 at Mt. Healthy (Cincinnati), 10/19 Talawanda (Oxford), 10/26 Harrison [William Henry] (Harrison)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Winton Woods (Cincinnati) (41), Harrison [William Henry] (Harrison) (17), Edgewood (Trenton) (16.3)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Withrow (Cincinnati) (-25.4), Talawanda (Oxford) (-22.3), Ross (Hamilton) (-21.9)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.4
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.3
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.1
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #161
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2384
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2018 Projected League Finish: 5th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%