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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Lee Johnson
League: Southwest Ohio
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #39

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2020 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Nick Moore 6'3" 280 Senior OL
Kamare Frye 6'2" 175 Senior DB 4.6
Lesean Dickerson 6'0" 175 Junior LB 4.6

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Diego Neri 6'2" 230 Senior LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, Speed
Team Weaknesses: Skill Position Inexperience

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 8.4
2020 National Rank: #4091
2020 State Rank: #243
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.6
2021 Starting Power Rating: -0.8
2021 National Rank: #3576
2021 State Rank: #219
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 12.6
Dynasty National Rank: #5057
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 13.4
Dynasty Record: 74-110 [78-106 on the field] (29-56 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 5-5
2020 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd)
2020 Points For Average: 28.6
2020 Points Against Average: 21.7
2020 Differential: +6.9
2020 Wins: #3516 Edgewood (Trenton) (26-14), #4703 Talawanda (Oxford) (47-10), #5470 Harrison [William Henry] (Harrison) (24-12), #7905 Withrow (Cincinnati) (31-13), #10034 Aiken (Cincinnati) (41-12)
2020 Losses: #771 Badin [Stephen T.] (Hamilton) (26-12), #790 Ross (Hamilton) (41-36), #2718 Archbishop McNicholas (Cincinnati) (31-21), #4075 Mt. Healthy (Cincinnati) (27-20), #4151 Chaminade-Julienne (Dayton) (31-28)
2020 Opponents W-L: 41-43
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st; Fort Ancient Valley - Scarlet)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: 2
Streak List: 10/24/20 Withrow (Cincinnati) (31-13), 10/30/20 Aiken (Cincinnati) (41-12)

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/21 at New Richmond, 8/27 Indian Hill (Cincinnati), 9/3 at Badin [Stephen T.] (Hamilton), 9/10 Carroll (Dayton), 9/17 Archbishop Alter (Kettering), 9/24 at Ross (Hamilton), 10/1 Edgewood (Trenton), 10/8 Mt. Healthy (Cincinnati), 10/15 at Harrison [William Henry] (Harrison), 10/22 at Talawanda (Oxford)
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Archbishop Alter (Kettering) (33.8), Badin [Stephen T.] (Hamilton) (24.7), Ross (Hamilton) (21.3)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Carroll (Dayton) (-15.6), Harrison [William Henry] (Harrison) (-8.9), Talawanda (Oxford) (-8.1)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.7 (9.7 overall)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.7
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -10
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #84
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1201
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2021 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%