GENERAL
Nickname: Red Riders
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Doug Davault
League: Principals
Playoff Division: V
Playoff Division Rank*: #4
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2019 JV Record: 1-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Marquael Parks 5'9" 160 Senior RB
Jake Phillips 6'1" 200 Senior LB/TE
Cooper Haley 5'10" 160 Senior QB
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Athleticism
Team Weaknesses: Depth
RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 32.6
2019 National Rank: #1136
2019 State Rank: #82
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +2.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 23.9
2020 National Rank*: #980
2020 State Rank*: #80
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 23.9
Dynasty National Rank: #2363
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: even
Dynasty Record: 111-82 (67-51 in league)
HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 11-2
2019 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (1st)
2019 Points For Average: 37.8
2019 Points Against Average: 20.6
2019 Differential: +17.2
2019 Wins: #1958 Wooster (39-27), #2024 Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy (Cuyahoga Falls) (23-16), #2586 Pleasant (Marion) (49-27), #2736 Northwest (Canal Fulton) (47-43), #3002 Elyria Catholic (Elyria) (34-13), #3343 Triway (Wooster) (38-20), #5133 Fairless (Navarre) (46-14), #5774 Tuslaw (Massillon) (27-7), #5898 West Holmes (Millersburg) (40-10), #8318 Loudonville (40-20), #12256 North (Akron) (54-7)
2019 Losses: #600 Oak Harbor (35-28), #1502 Manchester (Akron) (29-26)
2019 Opponents W-L: 79-64
Recent State Championships: 2018
Recent League Championships: 2019, 2018, 2005 (tied for 1st; Ohio Cardinal)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 8/29 Northwest (Canal Fulton), 9/4 Tuslaw (Massillon), 9/11 at Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy (Cuyahoga Falls), 9/18 Loudonville, 10/2 Triway (Wooster), 10/10 Fairview (Fairview Park), 10/17 at Ottawa-Glandorf (Ottawa)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy (Cuyahoga Falls) (20.5), Ottawa-Glandorf (Ottawa) (18.9), Triway (Wooster) (11.4)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Loudonville (-29.8), Fairview (Fairview Park) (-19.6), Tuslaw (Massillon) (-7.3)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.3 (15.6 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 0.8
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -8.5
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #201
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #2860
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 6-1
2020 Projected League Finish*: 1st
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 29%
*temporary; not finalized until August 6th
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