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GENERAL
Nickname: Greenmen
Colors: Dark Green/White
Coach: Bob Mihalik
League: Suburban - American
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #25

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2018 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
A.J. Barner 6'5" 225 Senior MLB/TE 4.83
Tucker Nietert 6'1" 280 Senior OL/DT 5.41
John Papesh 5'11" 160 Senior FS/WR 4.61

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Senior Leadership, Playing With Chip On Shoulder After Missing Players
Team Weaknesses: Question Marks At QB/CB

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 26.4
2018 National Rank: #1686
2018 State Rank: #144
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: 11.5
2019 National Rank: #1661
2019 State Rank: #135
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 36.8
Dynasty National Rank: #716
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 25.3
Dynasty Record: 145-45 (85-19 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 7-3
2018 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2018 Points For Average: 24.5
2018 Points Against Average: 18.4
2018 Differential: +6.1
2018 Wins: #1889 Revere (Richfield) (27-10), #2132 Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy (Cuyahoga Falls) (29-28), #2964 Twinsburg (21-7), #3397 Tallmadge (32-18), #4566 Copley (38-14), #6251 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Kent) (34-6), #9186 Mifflin (Columbus) (41-6)
2018 Losses: #518 Solon (25-0), #838 Highland (Medina) (28-3), #1061 Barberton (42-20)
2018 Opponents W-L: 56-47
Recent State Championships: 2008 (3)
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015 (tied for 1st), 2013 (tied for 1st; Chagrin Valley - Chagrin), 2012 (tied for 1st; Chagrin Valley - Chagrin), 2010 (tied for 1st; Chagrin Valley - Chagrin), 2008 (Chagrin Valley - Chagrin), 2007 (tied for 1st; Chagrin Valley - Chagrin), 2006 (Chagrin Valley - Chagrin), 2005 (Chagrin Valley - Chagrin)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: 3
Streak List: 10/12/18 Revere (Richfield) (27-10), 10/19/18 Copley (38-14), 10/26/18 Mifflin (Columbus) (41-6)

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/30 at Brush [Charles F.] (Lyndhurst), 9/6 at Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy (Cuyahoga Falls), 9/13 Twinsburg, 9/20 Padua Franciscan (Parma), 9/27 at Tallmadge, 10/4 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Kent), 10/11 at Barberton, 10/18 at Highland (Medina), 10/25 Revere (Richfield), 11/1 Copley
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Barberton (22.6), Highland (Medina) (17.7), Padua Franciscan (Parma) (15.1)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Tallmadge (-12.7), Copley (-8.2), Brush [Charles F.] (Lyndhurst) (-7.2)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.5
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.4
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.1
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #137
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1466
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2019 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%