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GENERAL
Nickname: Raiders
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Buddy White
League: Ohio Capital - Ohio
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #15

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2017 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Mershawn Rice 6'3" 205 Senior WR/S 4.45
Jay Amborgey 6'4" 275 Senior T/DE 4.85
Dezmon Cooper 6'2" 225 Senior RB/LB 4.6

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Joe Boggs 6'4" 290 Senior OT
Elijah Ratliff 6'4" 265 Senior DT

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Depth
Team Weaknesses: Kicking Game

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 44.8
2017 National Rank: #439
2017 State Rank: #33
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.4
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2
2018 Starting Power Rating: 38.1
2018 National Rank: #246
2018 State Rank: #19
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 31.6
Dynasty National Rank: #1327
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.5
Dynasty Record: 65-85 (35-51 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 7-3
2017 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2017 Points For Average: 24.4
2017 Points Against Average: 19.1
2017 Differential: +5.3
2017 Wins: #340 Lincoln (Gahanna) (21-14), #619 Olentangy (Lewis Center) (31-7), #1216 Westerville Central (Westerville) (41-31), #1453 Lancaster (42-34), #3657 Grove City (27-7), #4085 Central Crossing (Grove City) (21-7), #4918 St. Charles (Columbus) (34-0)
2017 Losses: #23 Pickerington Central (Pickerington) (41-7), #24 Pickerington North (Pickerington) (35-7), #1999 New Albany (15-13)
2017 Opponents W-L: 62-53
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/27/17 Lancaster (42-34)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Upper Arlington (Columbus), 8/31 at Licking Heights (Pataskala), 9/7 Marion-Franklin (Columbus), 9/14 at Central Crossing (Grove City), 9/21 Westerville South (Westerville), 9/28 Pickerington North (Pickerington), 10/5 at Lincoln (Gahanna), 10/12 at Grove City, 10/19 Pickerington Central (Pickerington), 10/25 at Lancaster
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Pickerington Central (Pickerington) (60.8), Pickerington North (Pickerington) (54.8), Lincoln (Gahanna) (37.7)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Central Crossing (Grove City) (-5.3), Grove City (1.2), Licking Heights (Pataskala) (1.6)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 39.3
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.7
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.6
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #20
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #224
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%