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GENERAL
Nickname: Indians
Colors: Red/Blue
Coach: Bill Nees
League: Greater Western Ohio - North
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #33

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2017 JV Record: 9-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Caden Clark 6'3" 280 Senior OL 5.32
Mike Karn 6'4" 305 Senior QB 5.41
Owen Toopes 5'11" 185 Senior WR 4.48

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Ben Schmiesing 6'1" 215 Senior OLB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL Size, 5 DL Starters Return
Team Weaknesses: Perimeter Inexperience

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 22.7
2017 National Rank: #2417
2017 State Rank: #151
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.4
2018 Starting Power Rating: 4.2
2018 National Rank: #2848
2018 State Rank: #177
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 30.7
Dynasty National Rank: #1444
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 26.5
Dynasty Record: 89-69 (40-33 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 6-4
2017 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2017 Points For Average: 31.7
2017 Points Against Average: 22.3
2017 Differential: +9.4
2017 Wins: #2540 Tippecanoe (Tipp City) (40-28), #3483 Butler (Vandalia) (33-27), #5332 Xenia (36-20), #7378 Greenville (42-7), #9364 Meadowdale (Dayton) (50-12), #10197 West Carrollton (35-0)
2017 Losses: #20 Trotwood-Madison (Trotwood) (42-35), #1169 Sidney (34-33), #1249 Troy (32-6), #2274 Franklin (21-7)
2017 Opponents W-L: 58-51
Recent State Championships: 2006 (2)
Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st; Greater Western Ohio - West)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Chaminade-Julienne (Dayton), 8/31 Lima, 9/7 Meadowdale (Dayton), 9/14 Fairborn, 9/21 at Trotwood-Madison (Trotwood), 9/28 at Sidney, 10/5 Greenville, 10/12 at Butler (Vandalia), 10/19 Tippecanoe (Tipp City), 10/26 Troy
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Trotwood-Madison (Trotwood) (49.6), Sidney (22.3), Chaminade-Julienne (Dayton) (16.8)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Meadowdale (Dayton) (-26.6), Greenville (-20.1), Fairborn (-9.8)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.8
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.5
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.3
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #124
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1631
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%