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GENERAL
Nickname: Comets
Colors: Navy/White/Gold
Coach: Jim McQuaide
League: Greater Cleveland
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #27

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8

D1 PROSPECTS
Trevon Raphael 6'3" 190 Senior WR
Nate Leskovec 6'3" 250 Senior SDE
Ron Carr 6'5" 240 Senior OT

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Taj Ward 6'0" 170 Senior CB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Line Experience, WR/LB Experience
Team Weaknesses: RB/DB Graduation Losses

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 32.7
2017 National Rank: #1259
2017 State Rank: #80
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4
2018 Starting Power Rating: 25.6
2018 National Rank: #690
2018 State Rank: #48
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 46.3
Dynasty National Rank: #228
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 20.7
Dynasty Record: 125-47 (61-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 5-5
2017 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 4th)
2017 Points For Average: 24.1
2017 Points Against Average: 20.9
2017 Differential: +3.2
2017 Wins: #1005 Strongsville (28-14), #1463 Aurora (15-14), #1855 Brunswick (28-14), #2964 Twinsburg (26-21), #4215 Elyria (33-6)
2017 Losses: #55 Mentor (38-34), #351 Euclid (33-28), #840 Stow-Munroe Falls (Stow) (17-14), #2306 Medina (38-28), #2943 Shaker Heights (14-7)
2017 Opponents W-L: 61-48
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015 (tied for 1st; Northeast Ohio - Valley), 2010 (Northeast Ohio - Valley), 2009 (Northeast Ohio - Valley), 2005 (Western Reserve), 2004 (Western Reserve North), 2003 (Western Reserve North)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Aurora, 8/31 Twinsburg, 9/7 Stow-Munroe Falls (Stow), 9/14 Elyria, 9/21 at Strongsville, 9/28 at Brunswick, 10/5 Euclid, 10/12 at Mentor, 10/19 Shaker Heights, 10/26 at Medina
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Mentor (55.5), Euclid (35.3), Stow-Munroe Falls (Stow) (31)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Elyria (-15.7), Shaker Heights (-2.4), Twinsburg (1)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 35.6
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.7
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.9
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #41
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #439
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2018 Projected League Finish: 4th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%