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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Devils
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Chad Grandstaff
League: Licking County - Buckeye
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #31

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2020 JV Record: 2-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Julian Jackson 6'2" 285 Senior OL/NG
Jordan Martin 5'8" 145 Senior RB/OLB
Trey Whiteman 6'1" 230 Senior RB/LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Size/Physicality, Speed, Unity

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 2.3
2020 National Rank: #5272
2020 State Rank: #304
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +10.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.3
2021 Starting Power Rating: 1.9
2021 National Rank: #3143
2021 State Rank: #189
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 22.8
Dynasty National Rank: #2467
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 20.9
Dynasty Record: 108-84 (23-34-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 4-6
2020 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (tied for 3rd)
2020 Points For Average: 17.8
2020 Points Against Average: 19.1
2020 Differential: -1.3
2020 Wins: #4324 Heath (27-0), #4624 Watkins Memorial (Pataskala) (46-13), #9145 Buckeye Valley (Delaware) (30-8), #10713 Newark (28-6)
2020 Losses: #1421 Alder [Jonathan] (Plain City) (35-0), #1640 Licking Valley (Newark) (24-0), #2173 Granville (15-7), #3251 Tri-Valley (Dresden) (31-13), #4416 Green (Uniontown) (28-0), #5264 Licking Heights (Pataskala) (31-27)
2020 Opponents W-L: 50-39
Recent League Championships: 2013 (East Central Ohio - Scarlet)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/20 Newark, 8/27 at Big Walnut (Sunbury), 9/10 Fort Frye (Beverly), 9/17 at Heath, 9/24 at Licking Valley (Newark), 10/1 Licking Heights (Pataskala), 10/8 at Granville, 10/15 Watkins Memorial (Pataskala), 10/22 at Logan
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Fort Frye (Beverly) (17.6), Granville (14.7), Big Walnut (Sunbury) (11.4)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Newark (-29), Logan (-17.2), Heath (-13.6)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.1 (7.5 overall)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.3
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.4
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #180
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2684
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2021 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%