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GENERAL
Nickname: Red Devils
Colors: Scarlet/Gray
Coach: Shane Fry
League: Hoosier - West
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

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

TOP PLAYERS
Mo Omonode 6'1" 270 DL/OL
Cannon Melchi 6'0" 170 Senior WR
J.T. Downey 6'3" 195 Senior LB

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Yanni Karlaftis 6'3" 205 Senior LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense, Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: New QB, 3 New OL Starters

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 18.4
2020 National Rank: #2442
2020 State Rank: #63
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1
2021 Starting Power Rating: 10.2
2021 National Rank: #1991
2021 State Rank: #43
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 28.3
Dynasty National Rank: #1574
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 18.1
Dynasty Record: 159-59 (73-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 8-2
2020 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2020 Points For Average: 40.3
2020 Points Against Average: 13.9
2020 Differential: +26.4
2020 Wins: #5326 McCutcheon (Lafayette) (41-3), #5538 Rensselaer Central (Rensselaer) (27-21), #6822 Lafayette Central Catholic (Lafayette) (47-14), #6862 Hamilton Heights (Arcadia) (40-0), #6862 Hamilton Heights (Arcadia) (49-14), #7957 Twin Lakes (Monticello) (49-14), #10461 Cass [Lewis] (Walton) (51-20), #12457 Benton Central (Oxford) (65-6)
2020 Losses: #1339 Jefferson (Lafayette) (27-16), #2075 Guerin Catholic [St. Theodore] (Noblesville) (20-18)
2020 Opponents W-L: 45-55
Recent State Championships: 2018, 2009
Recent League Championships: 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2009 (Hoosier), 2008 (Hoosier)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/20 Jefferson (Lafayette), 8/27 McCutcheon (Lafayette), 9/3 at Western (Russiaville), 9/10 at Lafayette Central Catholic (Lafayette), 9/17 Rensselaer Central (Rensselaer), 9/24 at Benton Central (Oxford), 10/1 at Cass [Lewis] (Walton), 10/8 Twin Lakes (Monticello)
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Jefferson (Lafayette) (22.8), Rensselaer Central (Rensselaer) (-6), McCutcheon (Lafayette) (-9.6)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Benton Central (Oxford) (-44.8), Cass [Lewis] (Walton) (-40.4), Twin Lakes (Monticello) (-31.5)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.3 (0.7 overall)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.3
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #138
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6739
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2021 Projected League Finish: 1st
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 12%