Margaretta (Castalia, OH)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Polar Bears
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Todd Pooch
League: Sandusky Bay - River
Playoff Division: VI
Playoff Division Rank*: #56

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2019 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Mitch Raifsnider 6'8" 235 Senior WR/DE 4.9
Spencer Michel 5'8" 155 Senior QB 4.7
Zack Smith 6'1" 285 Senior OL/DL 5.3

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: All-League Players At QB/WR Return, Skill Position Depth
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Defensive Youth

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: -8.3
2019 National Rank: #8471
2019 State Rank: #482
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +0.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: -18.4
2020 National Rank*: #8270
2020 State Rank*: #477
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 3.2
Dynasty National Rank: #8019
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 21.6
Dynasty Record: 63-106 (38-67 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 5-4
2019 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 2nd)
2019 Points For Average: 30.4
2019 Points Against Average: 26.8
2019 Differential: +3.6
2019 Wins: #7934 Calvert (Tiffin) (34-32), #10433 Hopewell-Loudon (Bascom) (42-14), #11087 Monroeville (35-12), #12290 St. Joseph Central Catholic (Fremont) (44-29), #13865 Danbury (Lakeside) (55-0)
2019 Losses: #3371 Seneca East (Attica) (35-6), #4526 Gibsonburg (62-34), #5570 Western Reserve (Collins) (29-12), #10233 Lakota (Kansas) (28-12)
2019 Opponents W-L: 48-44
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/1/19 St. Joseph Central Catholic (Fremont) (44-29)

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 8/28 at Ottawa Hills (Toledo), 9/4 at Lakota (Kansas), 9/12 Hopewell-Loudon (Bascom), 9/18 Gibsonburg, 9/25 Calvert (Tiffin), 10/2 at St. Joseph Central Catholic (Fremont), 10/10 at Western Reserve (Collins), 10/16 vs Willard, 10/23 vs Woodmore (Elmore), 10/30 vs Seneca East (Attica)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Seneca East (Attica) (1.9), Gibsonburg (0.9), Calvert (Tiffin) (-13.2)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: St. Joseph Central Catholic (Fremont) (-41.4), Woodmore (Elmore) (-31.2), Willard (-28)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.1
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -19
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -5.9
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #534
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #8011
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 5-5
2020 Projected League Finish*: 3rd
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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