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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Lee Johnson
League: Southwest Ohio
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank*: #61

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2019 JV Record: 4-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Diego Neri 6'4" 230 Senior LB 4.7
Owen Massung 5'10" Senior LB 4.5
Kamare Frye 6'0" Junior DB 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Depth, Experience, Perimeter/Secondary Speed
Team Weaknesses: QB

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: -2.9
2019 National Rank: #7234
2019 State Rank: #429
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +1.7
2020 Starting Power Rating*: -5.3
2020 National Rank*: #5330
2020 State Rank*: #327
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 12.8
Dynasty National Rank: #5164
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 18.1
Dynasty Record: 69-105 [73-101 on the field] (26-54 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 1-9
2019 League Record/Finish: 0-6 (7th)
2019 Points For Average: 12.5
2019 Points Against Average: 37
2019 Differential: -24.5
2019 Wins: #8830 Aiken (Cincinnati) (21-12)
2019 Losses: #303 Harrison [William Henry] (Harrison) (49-0), #825 Turpin (Cincinnati) (41-7), #1781 Little Miami (Morrow) (31-21), #1928 Talawanda (Oxford) (42-12), #2200 Ross (Hamilton) (41-18), #2403 Kings (Kings Mill) (38-6), #2785 Mt. Healthy (Cincinnati) (54-20), #3260 Taft [Robert A.] (Cincinnati) (27-20), #3804 Edgewood (Trenton) (35-0)
2019 Opponents W-L: 72-36
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st; Fort Ancient Valley - Scarlet)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 8/28 at Archbishop McNicholas (Cincinnati), 9/4 Ross (Hamilton), 9/11 at Edgewood (Trenton), 9/18 at Mt. Healthy (Cincinnati), 9/25 Harrison [William Henry] (Harrison), 10/2 Talawanda (Oxford), 10/9 at Chaminade-Julienne (Dayton), 10/16 vs Badin [Stephen T.] (Hamilton), 10/24 vs Withrow (Cincinnati), 10/30 vs Aiken (Cincinnati)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Harrison [William Henry] (Harrison) (28.3), Badin [Stephen T.] (Hamilton) (26.7), Chaminade-Julienne (Dayton) (14.9)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Aiken (Cincinnati) (-14), Withrow (Cincinnati) (-6.9), Archbishop McNicholas (Cincinnati) (1.4)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.8
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 7.6
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -14.2
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #122
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #1669
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 2-8
2020 Projected League Finish*: 6th
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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