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GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Trevor Cline
League: Wayne County
Playoff Division: VI
Playoff Division Rank*: #26

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2019 JV Record: 2-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Ty Williams 6'2" 210 Senior TE/LB 4.78
Caden Mutchler 6'2" 175 Senior QB 5.1
Evan Jones 6'3" 195 Senior OL/DE 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Team-Oriented, Players Understand Roles

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 4
2019 National Rank: #5633
2019 State Rank: #341
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: -1.6
2020 National Rank*: #4547
2020 State Rank*: #282
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 13.2
Dynasty National Rank: #5036
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 14.8
Dynasty Record: 115-70 (69-50 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 8-4
2019 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd)
2019 Points For Average: 23.1
2019 Points Against Average: 14.4
2019 Differential: +8.7
2019 Wins: #5433 Northmor (Galion) (25-21), #5878 Crestview (Ashland) (33-14), #8318 Loudonville (3-0), #8373 Northwestern (West Salem) (24-21), #8576 Waynedale (Apple Creek) (15-8), #10557 Chippewa (Doylestown) (37-7), #10574 Rittman (37-0), #11744 Mapleton (Ashland) (31-7)
2019 Losses: #3922 Dalton (34-31), #4977 Carey (7-0), #5627 Norwayne (Creston) (33-21), #7575 Smithville (21-20)
2019 Opponents W-L: 57-70
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st), 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 8/28 Norwayne (Creston), 9/4 at Chippewa (Doylestown), 9/11 Dalton, 9/18 at Smithville, 9/24 Waynedale (Apple Creek), 10/2 at Northwestern (West Salem), 10/10 Memorial (Campbell), 10/17 at Pymatuning Valley (Andover)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Norwayne (Creston) (0.2), Dalton (-2.1), Waynedale (Apple Creek) (-18.7)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Chippewa (Doylestown) (-41.6), Pymatuning Valley (Andover) (-29.7), Memorial (Campbell) (-27)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.3 (-3.3 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -20.7
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -15.4
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #553
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #8417
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 7-1
2020 Projected League Finish*: 2nd
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 24%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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