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GENERAL
Nickname: Red Devils
Colors: Scarlet/Gray
Coach: Shane Fry
League: Hoosier - West
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank*: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2019 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Yanni Karlaftis 6'4" 220 Senior LB 4.9
Mo Omonode 6'1" 245 Junior DE/OL 5.1
Cannon Melchi 5'11" 160 Junior WR 4.7

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Harrison Truitt 6'4" 190 Senior WR
Kyle Adams 5'11.5" 170 Senior QB

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 31.5
2019 National Rank: #1278
2019 State Rank: #26
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +1.2
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 20.5
2020 National Rank*: #1251
2020 State Rank*: #29
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 28.8
Dynasty National Rank: #1577
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 8.3
Dynasty Record: 151-57 (69-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 9-3
2019 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2019 Points For Average: 48.6
2019 Points Against Average: 22.3
2019 Differential: +26.3
2019 Wins: #1924 Cass [Lewis] (Walton) (58-21), #2290 Guerin Catholic [St. Theodore] (Noblesville) (34-31), #3167 Lafayette Central Catholic (Lafayette) (50-0), #3949 Rensselaer Central (Rensselaer) (44-6), #5740 McCutcheon (Lafayette) (46-16), #8310 Twin Lakes (Monticello) (48-7), #8934 Hamilton Heights (Arcadia) (52-7), #8934 Hamilton Heights (Arcadia) (56-7), #13072 Benton Central (Oxford) (73-7)
2019 Losses: #129 Bishop Chatard (Indianapolis) (42-14), #1220 Jefferson (Lafayette) (74-66), #1924 Cass [Lewis] (Walton) (49-42)
2019 Opponents W-L: 86-55
Recent State Championships: 2018, 2009
Recent League Championships: 2019, 2018, 2017, 2009 (Hoosier), 2008 (Hoosier)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 8/21 Jefferson (Lafayette), 8/28 at McCutcheon (Lafayette), 9/4 at Hamilton Heights (Arcadia), 9/11 Lafayette Central Catholic (Lafayette), 9/18 at Rensselaer Central (Rensselaer), 9/25 Benton Central (Oxford), 10/2 Cass [Lewis] (Walton), 10/9 at Twin Lakes (Monticello), 10/16 vs Hamilton Heights (Arcadia), 10/23 at Guerin Catholic [St. Theodore] (Noblesville)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Jefferson (Lafayette) (24.7), Cass [Lewis] (Walton) (19.6), Lafayette Central Catholic (Lafayette) (2.6)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Benton Central (Oxford) (-42.2), Twin Lakes (Monticello) (-25.9), McCutcheon (Lafayette) (-15.6)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.4 (13.2 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -7
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -15.4
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #103
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #4805
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 9-1
2020 Projected League Finish*: 1st
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 20%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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