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GENERAL
Nickname: Mounties
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Adam Grybauskas
League: Interstate Eight
Playoff Division: 3
Playoff Division Rank*: #46

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2019 JV Record: 3-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Isaiah Grybauskas 6'1" 195 Junior QB 4.7
Dominick Louagie 6'2" 190 Senior LB 4.9
Kaleb Gatshall 6'0" 255 Senior OL 5.3

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, System Knowledge
Team Weaknesses: Lack Of Winning Tradition

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: -17.5
2019 National Rank: #10130
2019 State Rank: #362
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +7.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -2.1
2020 Starting Power Rating*: -20.6
2020 National Rank*: #8729
2020 State Rank*: #299
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): -5.7
Dynasty National Rank: #10548
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 14.9
Dynasty Record: 40-113 (13-77 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 2-7
2019 League Record/Finish: 1-6 (7th)
2019 Points For Average: 17.2
2019 Points Against Average: 39.3
2019 Differential: -22.1
2019 Wins: #9833 Pennfield (Battle Creek) (21-14), #11158 Leslie (18-14)
2019 Losses: #1255 Lumen Christi (Jackson) (41-6), #2174 Coldwater (42-7), #3402 Western (Parma) (43-6), #3959 Marshall (49-0), #6602 Hastings (62-42), #7263 Harper Creek (Battle Creek) (33-0), #10192 Eaton Rapids (56-55)
2019 Opponents W-L: 47-43
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/25/19 Leslie (18-14)

SCHEDULE
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: DeWitt (18.1), Coldwater (7.9), Marshall (5.9)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Pennfield (Battle Creek) (-21.2), Hastings (-18), Jackson (-12)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #143
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #4497
2020 Projected League Finish*: 7th
schedule not yet available; please check back later in the summer to see analysis of schedule including toughest opponents, overall schedule strength, projected W-L record, probability of an undefeated season, etc.




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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