GENERAL
Nickname: Raiders
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Buddy White
League: Ohio Capital - Ohio
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank*: #41
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2019 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Dalton Hall 6'5" 280 Senior T/C 5.1
Myles Carter 6'0" 225 Senior OLB 4.7
Dijon Jennings 5'11.5" 180 Junior QB
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Mikah Coleman 6'5" 220 Senior OLB
Shon Strickland 6'2" 195 Senior WR
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB, Lines
Team Weaknesses: WR/DB Inexperience
RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 40.1
2019 National Rank: #617
2019 State Rank: #48
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -10.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -1
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 17.9
2020 National Rank*: #1495
2020 State Rank*: #107
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 33
Dynasty National Rank: #1043
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 15.1
Dynasty Record: 82-91 (41-55 in league)
HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 7-4
2019 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2019 Points For Average: 28.9
2019 Points Against Average: 16.8
2019 Differential: +12.1
2019 Wins: #828 Westerville South (Westerville) (35-14), #987 Upper Arlington (Columbus) (23-9), #3138 Lancaster (55-20), #3545 Marion-Franklin (Columbus) (40-10), #4104 Central Crossing (Grove City) (17-15), #4935 Grove City (35-0), #6711 Licking Heights (Pataskala) (41-7)
2019 Losses: #24 Pickerington Central (Pickerington) (40-14), #24 Pickerington Central (Pickerington) (20-14), #629 Pickerington North (Pickerington) (21-16), #1539 Lincoln (Gahanna) (29-28)
2019 Opponents W-L: 63-59
Recent League Championships: 2018 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 8/28 Lincoln (Gahanna), 9/4 at Groveport-Madison (Groveport), 9/11 Newark, 9/18 at Lancaster, 9/25 at Central Crossing (Grove City), 10/1 Pickerington Central (Pickerington), 10/9 Lancaster, 10/16 Hilliard Bradley (Hilliard)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Pickerington Central (Pickerington) (64.2), Groveport-Madison (Groveport) (36.6), Hilliard Bradley (Hilliard) (13.1)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Newark (-16.5), Central Crossing (Grove City) (-4.6), Lincoln (Gahanna) (4.7)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.3 (33.4 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 13.6
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -12.7
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #84
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #926
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 5-3
2020 Projected League Finish*: 6th
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%
*temporary; not finalized until August 6th
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