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GENERAL
Nickname: Pirates
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Cody Parkhurst
League: Duneland
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #6

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
JoJo Johnson 5'11" 180 Senior WR
Phil Gunn 6'3" 310 Senior IOL
Dierre Kelly 6'2" 240 Senior DL

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 45.4
2020 National Rank: #318
2020 State Rank: #12
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.1
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5
2021 Starting Power Rating: 37
2021 National Rank: #259
2021 State Rank: #7
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 36.5
Dynasty National Rank: #678
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.5
Dynasty Record: 152-69 [151-70 on the field] (87-37 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 10-2
2020 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2020 Points For Average: 35.8
2020 Points Against Average: 16.2
2020 Differential: +19.6
2020 Wins: #782 Elkhart (27-24), #1339 Jefferson (Lafayette) (48-14), #1380 Hobart (23-7), #1824 Chesterton (34-10), #2353 Andrean (Merrillville) (40-13), #4054 Crown Point (39-0), #4054 Crown Point (42-7), #4497 La Porte (33-7), #4580 Portage (58-19), #7091 Lake Central (St. John) (35-7)
2020 Losses: #65 Westfield (41-23), #127 Bishop Chatard (Indianapolis) (45-28)
2020 Opponents W-L: 88-43
Recent League Championships: 2020, 2013, 2012 (tied for 1st), 2011 (tied for 1st), 2009, 2007 (tied for 1st), 2004
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/20 Andrean (Merrillville), 8/27 Hobart, 9/3 at Crown Point, 9/10 Portage, 9/17 at Michigan City, 9/24 La Porte, 10/1 at Valparaiso, 10/8 at Lake Central (St. John), 10/15 Chesterton
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Valparaiso (23.2), Chesterton (19.4), Michigan City (8.7)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Lake Central (St. John) (-17.1), Crown Point (-4.6), Portage (-4.6)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20 (25.9 overall)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.2
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.8
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #50
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1815
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2021 Projected League Finish: 1st
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 78%



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