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GENERAL
Nickname: Pirates
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Cody Parkhurst
League: Duneland
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank*: #10

D1 PROSPECTS
JoJo Johnson 5'11" 170 Senior WR
Dierre Kelly 6'2" 240 Senior SDE

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Martes Lewis 6'7" 320 Senior OT
Jeremiah Howard 6'0" 180 Senior WR

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 38.5
2019 National Rank: #689
2019 State Rank: #17
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +2.3
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -2.2
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 27.9
2020 National Rank*: #726
2020 State Rank*: #16
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 35.9
Dynasty National Rank: #759
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 8
Dynasty Record: 142-67 [141-68 on the field] (82-37 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 11-2
2019 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2019 Points For Average: 30.8
2019 Points Against Average: 17.2
2019 Differential: +13.6
2019 Wins: #1220 Jefferson (Lafayette) (27-20), #1427 Hobart (21-0), #1895 Warsaw (42-28), #2563 Andrean (Merrillville) (48-20), #2584 Chesterton (27-20), #3183 Crown Point (10-9), #3183 Crown Point (27-24), #4444 Michigan City (46-7), #4563 La Porte (21-0), #5829 Lake Central (St. John) (41-21), #6486 Portage (46-7)
2019 Losses: #115 Carmel (38-17), #389 Valparaiso (29-28)
2019 Opponents W-L: 92-59
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2012 (tied for 1st), 2011 (tied for 1st), 2009, 2007 (tied for 1st), 2004
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 8/21 Andrean (Merrillville), 8/28 at Hobart, 9/11 at Portage, 9/25 at La Porte, 10/2 vs Bishop Chatard (Indianapolis), 10/9 Lake Central (St. John), 10/16 at Chesterton, 10/30 Crown Point, 11/6 Jefferson (Lafayette), 11/13 at Elkhart, 11/20 Westfield
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Bishop Chatard (Indianapolis) (40.8), Westfield (34), Hobart (26.6)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Portage (-19.3), Lake Central (St. John) (-16.7), La Porte (3.2)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.8 (24.8 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 11.1
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -2.7
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #31
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #1210
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 9-3
2020 Projected League Finish*: 2nd
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 1%



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