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GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Mark Chapman
League: Ottawa-Kent - Silver
Playoff Division: 4
Playoff Division Rank: #33

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2020 JV Record: 1-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Dylan Turoski 5'7" 190 Senior DB/RB 4.5
Sam Whitmore 6'4" 210 Senior DE/SE 4.9
Ben Post 6'1" 245 Senior OL/LB 5.2

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 13 Returning Starters, Unity

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: -7.4
2020 National Rank: #7470
2020 State Rank: #288
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -13
2021 Starting Power Rating: -16.5
2021 National Rank: #6609
2021 State Rank: #232
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 10.1
Dynasty National Rank: #5776
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 26.6
Dynasty Record: 76-92 (52-56 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 4-3
2020 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2020 Points For Average: 23.1
2020 Points Against Average: 16.9
2020 Differential: +6.2
2020 Wins: #9787 Godwin Heights (Wyoming) (6-0), #10742 NorthPointe Christian (Grand Rapids) (35-6), #10828 Comstock Park (35-6), #13082 Kelloggsville (Wyoming) (56-6)
2020 Losses: #2453 Muskegon Catholic Central (Muskegon) (42-6), #4615 Hopkins (32-10), #6885 Coopersville (26-14)
2020 Opponents W-L: 22-30
Recent League Championships: 2020 (tied for 1st), 2006 (Ottawa-Kent - Blue)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/26 Oakridge (Muskegon), 9/2 at Ludington, 9/10 Comstock Park, 9/17 Orchard View (Muskegon), 9/24 Belding, 10/1 Godwin Heights (Wyoming), 10/8 at Hopkins, 10/15 at Calvin Christian (Grandville), 10/22 at Kelloggsville (Wyoming)
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Oakridge (Muskegon) (1.3), Hopkins (-3.6), Belding (-9.5)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Calvin Christian (Grandville) (-67.9), Kelloggsville (Wyoming) (-53.5), Orchard View (Muskegon) (-44.9)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.4 (-10.5 overall)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -28.3
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -23.9
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #370
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10199
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2021 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%