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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Jeff Fox
League: Suburban - National
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank*: #28

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2019 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Sal Perrine 5'10" 200 Senior RB
Joel Jones 6'3" 185 Senior WR
Mike Westbrooks 6'0" 200 Senior LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Depth, Skill Position Experience
Team Weaknesses: Line Size

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 21.1
2019 National Rank: #2476
2019 State Rank: #168
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +6.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 16.9
2020 National Rank*: #1594
2020 State Rank*: #113
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 33.5
Dynasty National Rank: #994
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 16.6
Dynasty Record: 117-74 (62-42 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 5-5
2019 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th)
2019 Points For Average: 33.9
2019 Points Against Average: 29.7
2019 Differential: +4.2
2019 Wins: #1880 Stow-Munroe Falls (Stow) (31-28), #4445 North Royalton (56-26), #5795 Twinsburg (38-10), #7415 Cuyahoga Falls (42-28), #7592 Woodridge (Peninsula) (51-10)
2019 Losses: #336 Mayfield (43-23), #886 Wadsworth (34-28), #1472 Brecksville-Broadview Heights (Broadview Heights) (53-30), #1507 Hudson (45-27), #4460 Bedford (20-13)
2019 Opponents W-L: 56-50
Recent League Championships: 2014 (Suburban), 2007 (Northeast Ohio - River), 2006 (tied for 1st; Western Reserve)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: 2
Streak List: 10/25/19 Cuyahoga Falls (42-28), 11/1/19 North Royalton (56-26)

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 8/28 at Hudson, 9/4 Barberton, 9/11 at Wadsworth, 9/18 Highland (Medina), 9/25 North Royalton, 10/2 Stow-Munroe Falls (Stow), 10/9 Lakeside (Ashtabula), 10/16 at Mayfield, 10/23 vs Cleveland Heights, 10/30 vs Wooster, 11/6 vs Jackson (Massillon)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Mayfield (33.1), Jackson (Massillon) (30.2), Wadsworth (28.2)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Lakeside (Ashtabula) (-21.8), North Royalton (-11.3), Highland (Medina) (3.6)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.9
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 14.6
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -3.3
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #78
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #834
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 5-6
2020 Projected League Finish*: 5th
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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