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GENERAL
Nickname: Magics
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Tony Gotto
League: Suburban - National (moving from Suburban - American)
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank*: #35

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2019 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Charlie Hornaceck 6'1" 175 Senior FS/TE 4.7
Keyondra Turner 6'0" 210 Senior DE 4.6
John Jackson 6'2" 260 Junior NG/OL 5.0

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Tight-Knit
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 30.6
2019 National Rank: #1337
2019 State Rank: #98
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -8.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 11.4
2020 National Rank*: #2279
2020 State Rank*: #154
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 15.8
Dynasty National Rank: #4278
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 4.4
Dynasty Record: 80-95 (32-50 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 7-3
2019 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2019 Points For Average: 34
2019 Points Against Average: 16.1
2019 Differential: +17.9
2019 Wins: #3595 Highland (Medina) (49-17), #3732 Revere (Richfield) (48-7), #4607 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Kent) (26-0), #5924 Norton (34-2), #6956 Copley (38-0), #7415 Cuyahoga Falls (56-21), #8973 Tallmadge (37-0)
2019 Losses: #44 Washington (Massillon) (49-24), #435 Aurora (31-7), #1880 Stow-Munroe Falls (Stow) (34-21)
2019 Opponents W-L: 57-52
Recent League Championships: 2018 (Suburban - American), 2017 (Suburban - American), 2004 (tied for 1st; Western Reserve South)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: 2
Streak List: 10/25/19 Tallmadge (37-0), 11/1/19 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Kent) (26-0)

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 8/29 Stow-Munroe Falls (Stow), 9/4 at Nordonia (Macedonia), 9/11 at Hudson, 9/18 Brecksville-Broadview Heights (Broadview Heights), 9/25 at Wadsworth, 10/2 at Highland (Medina), 10/9 Lakewood, 10/16 at St. John's Jesuit (Toledo), 10/23 at Brecksville-Broadview Heights (Broadview Heights)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: St. John's Jesuit (Toledo) (36.7), Wadsworth (28.2), Hudson (26.8)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Lakewood (-31), Highland (Medina) (3.6), Nordonia (Macedonia) (16.9)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.4
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 17.5
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: +2.1
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #62
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #605
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 2-7
2020 Projected League Finish*: 6th
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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