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GENERAL
Nickname: Magics
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Tony Gotto
League: Suburban - American
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #12

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2018 JV Record: 10-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Kyree Young 6'3" 205 Junior RB 4.6
Ryan Watkins 5'9" 180 Senior WR/C 4.6
Tyler Eberhart 6'1" 240 Senior OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lower Levels Were Undefeated, New Turf, Excitement From 25-Game Regular-Season Winning Streak
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Some Key Linemen

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 33
2018 National Rank: #1061
2018 State Rank: #92
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5
2019 Starting Power Rating: 22.6
2019 National Rank: #763
2019 State Rank: #56
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 14.9
Dynasty National Rank: #4664
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.7
Dynasty Record: 73-92 (27-49 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 10-1
2018 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2018 Points For Average: 34.4
2018 Points Against Average: 13.9
2018 Differential: +20.5
2018 Wins: #838 Highland (Medina) (21-14), #1686 Aurora (42-20), #1889 Revere (Richfield) (32-20), #2690 Norton (21-20), #3397 Tallmadge (42-21), #4566 Copley (31-14), #5440 Ellet (Akron) (43-13), #6251 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Kent) (48-7), #7014 Cuyahoga Falls (48-6), #10968 Kenmore/Garfield (Akron) (50-8)
2018 Losses: #923 Tri-Valley (Dresden) (10-0)
2018 Opponents W-L: 56-56
Recent League Championships: 2018, 2017, 2004 (tied for 1st; Western Reserve South)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/30 at Norton, 9/6 Stow-Munroe Falls (Stow), 9/13 at Cuyahoga Falls, 9/20 at Highland (Medina), 9/27 Revere (Richfield), 10/4 at Copley, 10/11 Aurora, 10/18 Washington (Massillon), 10/25 at Tallmadge, 11/1 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Kent)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Washington (Massillon) (54.8), Highland (Medina) (17.7), Stow-Munroe Falls (Stow) (16.9)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Cuyahoga Falls (-21), Tallmadge (-12.7), Copley (-8.2)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.7 (15.1 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.6
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -10.1
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #110
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1159
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2019 Projected League Finish: 1st
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%