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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Silver/Maroon/Black
Coach: Mark Raetz
League: Western Indiana - Gold
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2020 JV Record: 10-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Braxton Sampson 6'2" 215 Senior LB/TE 5.0
Donavin Cherry 5'10" 215 Senior LB/FB 4.8
Vinny Bonomo 5'9" 180 Senior WR/DB 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Senior Class, Experience, Winning Tradition
Team Weaknesses: Line Depth/Size, Speed

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 14.1
2020 National Rank: #3112
2020 State Rank: #85
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
2021 Starting Power Rating: 3.6
2021 National Rank: #2859
2021 State Rank: #62
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 15
Dynasty National Rank: #4380
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.4
Dynasty Record: 125-59 (87-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 7-3
2020 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2020 Points For Average: 26.9
2020 Points Against Average: 14.8
2020 Differential: +12.1
2020 Wins: #2328 Indianapolis Lutheran (Indianapolis) (26-25), #4445 Sullivan (27-2), #4862 Indian Creek (Trafalgar) (24-7), #6948 Greencastle (28-12), #7355 West Vigo (West Terre Haute) (46-7), #9893 Edgewood (Ellettsville) (56-21), #10155 Owen Valley (Spencer) (35-0)
2020 Losses: #1735 Reitz Memorial (Evansville) (28-6), #2075 Guerin Catholic [St. Theodore] (Noblesville) (19-0), #2882 Terre Haute North Vigo (Terre Haute) (27-21)
2020 Opponents W-L: 57-48
Recent League Championships: 2020, 2019 (Western Indiana - West), 2018 (Western Indiana - West), 2015 (Western Indiana - West), 2014 (Western Indiana), 2013 (Western Indiana), 2011 (Western Indiana), 2010 (Western Indiana), 2009 (Western Indiana), 2007 (Western Indiana), 2006 (Western Indiana), 2005 (Western Indiana), 2004 (Western Indiana)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/20 at Terre Haute North Vigo (Terre Haute), 8/27 Greencastle, 9/3 at Sullivan, 9/17 Owen Valley (Spencer), 9/24 at Terre Haute South Vigo (Terre Haute), 10/1 Guerin Catholic [St. Theodore] (Noblesville), 10/8 Edgewood (Ellettsville), 10/15 at Indian Creek (Trafalgar)
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Guerin Catholic [St. Theodore] (Noblesville) (1.9), Sullivan (-2.4), Terre Haute North Vigo (Terre Haute) (-2.7)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Edgewood (Ellettsville) (-46.5), Owen Valley (Spencer) (-25.8), Greencastle (-24.2)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.3 (6.8 overall)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.8
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.1
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #130
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6243
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2021 Projected League Finish: 1st
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 23%