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GENERAL
Nickname: Greyhounds
Colors: Royal Blue/Gold
Coach: John Hebert
League: Metropolitan
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2020 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Zach Osborne 6'2" 215 Senior QB/P 4.61
Hayden Cate 6'1" 230 Senior DE/C 4.8
Solomon Williams 6'0" 190 Senior S 4.7

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Justin Pickett 6'7" 315 Senior IOL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines, QB, WR
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 57.5
2020 National Rank: #74
2020 State Rank: #4
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.7
Historical "Reload Factor" Bonus: +9.2
2021 Starting Power Rating: 43.4
2021 National Rank: #146
2021 State Rank: #4
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 58.8
Dynasty National Rank: #31
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.4
Dynasty Record: 187-54 (95-31 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 9-3
2020 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2020 Points For Average: 31.3
2020 Points Against Average: 21.9
2020 Differential: +9.4
2020 Wins: #94 Brownsburg (21-7), #221 Davis [Ben] (Indianapolis) (31-9), #244 Lawrence North (Indianapolis) (36-34), #271 Warren Central (Indianapolis) (38-14), #381 North Central (Indianapolis) (38-14), #669 Pike (Indianapolis) (45-44), #669 Pike (Indianapolis) (38-22), #1349 Plainfield (31-6), #2828 Lawrence Central (Indianapolis) (48-0)
2020 Losses: #7 Center Grove (Greenwood) (42-0), #19 Cathedral (Indianapolis) (44-28), #221 Davis [Ben] (Indianapolis) (27-21)
2020 Opponents W-L: 77-58
Recent State Championships: 2019, 2016, 2011 (5A), 2007 (5A)
Recent League Championships: 2019 (tied for 1st), 2014, 2012 (tied for 1st), 2009, 2008 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/20 at Trinity (Louisville, KY), 8/27 King [Dr. Martin Luther] (Detroit, MI), 9/3 Center Grove (Greenwood), 9/10 at Pike (Indianapolis), 9/17 Lawrence North (Indianapolis), 9/24 North Central (Indianapolis), 10/1 at Davis [Ben] (Indianapolis), 10/8 Warren Central (Indianapolis), 10/15 at Lawrence Central (Indianapolis)
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Center Grove (Greenwood) (77.7), Trinity (Louisville, KY) (61.1), Warren Central (Indianapolis) (40)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Lawrence Central (Indianapolis) (-4.1), Pike (Indianapolis) (13.6), North Central (Indianapolis) (16.3)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 42.9 (47 overall)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 33.1
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.8
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #2
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #43
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2021 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%