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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Jeff Fox
League: Suburban - National
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #40

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2018 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Collin McConahy 6'6" 305 Senior OL/DL
Joel Jones 6'3" 175 Junior WR 4.7
Sal Perrine 5'10" 180 Junior RB 4.8

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Nyles Beverly 5'11" 180 Senior CB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Improved Depth, Defensive Speed
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Youth

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 30.8
2018 National Rank: #1251
2018 State Rank: #110
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.7
2019 Starting Power Rating: 8.2
2019 National Rank: #2054
2019 State Rank: #161
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 34.2
Dynasty National Rank: #960
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 26
Dynasty Record: 112-69 (58-39 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 9-2
2018 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2018 Points For Average: 37.6
2018 Points Against Average: 26.3
2018 Differential: +11.3
2018 Wins: #1649 Mayfield (35-26), #1811 Stow-Munroe Falls (Stow) (44-42), #2706 Hudson (33-20), #2964 Twinsburg (35-7), #3296 North Royalton (63-50), #4006 Woodridge (Peninsula) (44-13), #5747 Bedford (18-12), #7014 Cuyahoga Falls (48-12), #7040 Brecksville-Broadview Heights (Broadview Heights) (31-29)
2018 Losses: #272 Wadsworth (35-25), #1045 Riverside (Painesville) (43-38)
2018 Opponents W-L: 51-65
Recent League Championships: 2014 (Suburban), 2007 (Northeast Ohio - River), 2006 (tied for 1st; Western Reserve)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/30 Bedford, 9/6 Woodridge (Peninsula), 9/13 at Mayfield, 9/20 at Twinsburg, 9/27 Wadsworth, 10/4 at Hudson, 10/11 Stow-Munroe Falls (Stow), 10/18 at Brecksville-Broadview Heights (Broadview Heights), 10/25 Cuyahoga Falls, 11/1 at North Royalton
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Wadsworth (37.4), Stow-Munroe Falls (Stow) (16.9), Mayfield (13.9)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Cuyahoga Falls (-21), Brecksville-Broadview Heights (Broadview Heights) (-14.2), Bedford (-11.8)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.9 (19.1 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.2
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.7
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #152
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1621
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2019 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%