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GENERAL
Nickname: Dragons
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Chris Walden
League: Hoosier Heritage
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #18

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Ethan Sturgeon 6'3" 280 Senior IOL
Matthew Brown 6'4" 240 Senior Edge

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 26.9
2020 National Rank: #1482
2020 State Rank: #39
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.2
2021 Starting Power Rating: 3.7
2021 National Rank: #2843
2021 State Rank: #61
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 32.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1079
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 28.5
Dynasty Record: 174-43 (107-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 8-2
2020 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2020 Points For Average: 25.7
2020 Points Against Average: 15.6
2020 Differential: +10.1
2020 Wins: #1989 Brebeuf Jesuit Prep (Indianapolis) (28-8), #2504 Pendleton Heights (Pendleton) (13-3), #2670 Franklin (31-27), #2943 Delta (Muncie) (28-21), #5119 New Castle (28-0), #5265 Greenfield-Central (Greenfield) (17-14), #6636 Yorktown (35-0), #11158 Shelbyville (42-0)
2020 Losses: #306 Whiteland (48-13), #732 Mt. Vernon (Fortville) (35-22)
2020 Opponents W-L: 56-49
Recent State Championships: 2019, 2018, 2014 (4A)
Recent League Championships: 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2011, 2010, 2006, 2005 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/20 at Decatur Central (Indianapolis), 8/27 at Brebeuf Jesuit Prep (Indianapolis), 9/3 Yorktown, 9/10 Mt. Vernon (Fortville), 9/17 Pendleton Heights (Pendleton), 9/24 at Greenfield-Central (Greenfield), 10/1 Shelbyville, 10/8 New Castle, 10/15 at Delta (Muncie)
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Mt. Vernon (Fortville) (31.1), Decatur Central (Indianapolis) (24.3), Brebeuf Jesuit Prep (Indianapolis) (11.6)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Shelbyville (-36.5), New Castle (-19.2), Yorktown (-11.6)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.1 (17 overall)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.3
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.4
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #59
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2476
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2021 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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