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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Crimson/White
Coach: Mike Kopachy
League: Ohio Capital - Ohio (moving from Ohio Capital - Capital)
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank*: #70

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: -6.8
2019 National Rank: #8110
2019 State Rank: #472
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: +0.9
2020 Starting Power Rating*: -16.5
2020 National Rank*: #7875
2020 State Rank*: #457
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 13.1
Dynasty National Rank: #5079
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 29.6
Dynasty Record: 44-127 (18-83 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 1-9
2019 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2019 Points For Average: 9.7
2019 Points Against Average: 39.2
2019 Differential: -29.5
2019 Wins: #6708 Franklin Heights (Columbus) (41-30)
2019 Losses: #192 Groveport-Madison (Groveport) (49-0), #920 Canal Winchester (49-0), #1238 New Albany (48-0), #3082 Zanesville (35-0), #3138 Lancaster (51-20), #3164 Big Walnut (Sunbury) (37-16), #3930 Mt. Vernon (21-0), #4104 Central Crossing (Grove City) (49-0), #6718 Harding (Marion) (23-20)
2019 Opponents W-L: 54-50
Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/1/19 Franklin Heights (Columbus) (41-30)

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 8/28 at Worthington [Thomas] (Worthington), 9/4 Pickerington Central (Pickerington), 9/11 at Reynoldsburg, 9/18 Central Crossing (Grove City), 9/25 vs Hamilton Township (Columbus), 10/2 at Lancaster, 10/9 vs Hayes [Rutherford B.] (Delaware), 10/23 vs Zanesville, 10/30 vs Mt. Vernon
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Pickerington Central (Pickerington) (64.2), Reynoldsburg (17.9), Worthington [Thomas] (Worthington) (10.1)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Hamilton Township (Columbus) (-11.6), Hayes [Rutherford B.] (Delaware) (-8.1), Mt. Vernon (-7.8)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.3
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 7.6
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -11.7
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #122
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #1669
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 1-8
2020 Projected League Finish*: 12th
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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