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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Lee Johnson
League: Southwest Ohio
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #65

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2018 JV Record: 3-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Diego Neri 6'2" 230 Junior LB 4.7
Isaiah Benson 6'1" 190 Junior LB 4.5
Cameron Goode 5'10" 190 Sophomore QB/FB 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, 14 Returning Starters
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At Key Positions

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 9.7
2018 National Rank: #4280
2018 State Rank: #306
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -5.1
2019 National Rank: #4131
2019 State Rank: #295
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 13.8
Dynasty National Rank: #5018
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 18.9
Dynasty Record: 68-96 [72-92 on the field] (26-48 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 3-7
2018 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (tied for 5th)
2018 Points For Average: 14.9
2018 Points Against Average: 32.4
2018 Differential: -17.5
2018 Wins: #3950 Ross (Hamilton) (21-20), #7740 Talawanda (Oxford) (33-0), #8932 Withrow (Cincinnati) (20-14)
2018 Losses: #151 Winton Woods (Cincinnati) (59-7), #462 Miamisburg (49-7), #991 Edgewood (Trenton) (50-13), #1120 Little Miami (Morrow) (49-13), #1559 Turpin (Cincinnati) (28-9), #2119 Harrison [William Henry] (Harrison) (19-14), #2593 Mt. Healthy (Cincinnati) (36-12)
2018 Opponents W-L: 62-47
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st; Fort Ancient Valley - Scarlet)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/28 at Taft [Robert A.] (Cincinnati), 9/6 Turpin (Cincinnati), 9/13 at Kings (Kings Mill), 9/20 Edgewood (Trenton), 9/27 Aiken (Cincinnati), 10/4 Little Miami (Morrow), 10/11 at Ross (Hamilton), 10/18 Mt. Healthy (Cincinnati), 10/25 at Talawanda (Oxford), 11/1 at Harrison [William Henry] (Harrison)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Kings (Kings Mill) (19.2), Turpin (Cincinnati) (17.4), Little Miami (Morrow) (14.6)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Talawanda (Oxford) (-17.7), Aiken (Cincinnati) (-17.4), Taft [Robert A.] (Cincinnati) (-10.3)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.6
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.2
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.4
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #140
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1478
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2019 Projected League Finish: 6th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%