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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Todd Kolster
League: Ottawa-Kent - Gold
Playoff Division: 5
Playoff Division Rank: #1

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Nolan Ziegler 6'4" 210 Senior LB

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 49.1
2021 National Rank: #216
2021 State Rank: #4
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.9
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.3
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -0.2
2022 Starting Power Rating: 33.6
2022 National Rank: #308
2022 State Rank: #4
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 38.8
Dynasty National Rank: #479
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.2
Dynasty Record: 183-44 (99-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 14-0
2021 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2021 Points For Average: 41.9
2021 Points Against Average: 9.1
2021 Differential: +32.8
2021 Wins: #1076 Frankenmuth (35-0), #1090 Andrean (Merrillville, IN) (34-14), #1108 Cedar Springs (41-40), #1216 West Catholic (Grand Rapids) (44-6), #1345 Marine City (31-7), #1793 South Christian (Grand Rapids) (28-6), #2000 Lapeer (43-21), #2921 Oakridge (Muskegon) (25-6), #4288 Forest Hills Eastern (Ada) (62-0), #5687 Thornapple Kellogg (Middleville) (51-0), #6159 Belding (42-0), #7242 Kenowa Hills (Grand Rapids) (55-7), #9482 Ottawa Hills (Grand Rapids) (47-7), #10225 Wayland (49-14)
2021 Losses: none
2021 Opponents W-L: 97-58
Recent State Championships: 2021, 2020, 2019 (4), 2017 (4), 2016 (4), 2010 (4)
Recent League Championships: 2021, 2020, 2019 (Ottawa-Kent - Blue), 2018 (Ottawa-Kent - Blue), 2017 (Ottawa-Kent - Blue), 2016 (tied for 1st; Ottawa-Kent - Blue), 2015, 2012, 2011, 2006 (Grand Rapids City), 2005 (Grand Rapids City), 2003 (Grand Rapids City)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: 37 officially, 36 on field
Streak List: 9/13/19 Zeeland East (Zeeland) (35-17), 9/20/19 Sparta (44-0), 9/27/19 Coopersville (42-0), 10/4/19 Allendale (20-19), 10/11/19 Spring Lake (42-14), 10/18/19 West Catholic (Grand Rapids) (55-0), 10/25/19 Comstock Park (35-7), 11/1/19 Allendale (38-0), 11/8/19 Sparta (33-7), 11/16/19 Cadillac (42-7), 11/23/19 Unity Christian (Hudsonville) (56-17), 11/29/19 Detroit Country Day (Beverly Hills) (44-0), 9/18/20 Wayland (44-7), 9/25/20 Thornapple Kellogg (Middleville) (50-7), 10/2/20 Cedar Springs (42-28), 10/9/20 Kenowa Hills (Grand Rapids) (42-28), 10/16/20 Forest Hills Eastern (Ada) (28-3), 10/23/20 South Christian (Grand Rapids) (28-27), 11/6/20 Belding (41-6), 11/13/20 Portland (2-0), 1/9/21 Oakridge (Muskegon) (58-7), 1/16/21 Freeland (49-14), 1/23/21 Frankenmuth (48-21), 8/26/21 Lapeer (43-21), 9/4/21 Andrean (Merrillville, IN) (34-14), 9/10/21 Forest Hills Eastern (Ada) (62-0), 9/17/21 South Christian (Grand Rapids) (28-6), 9/24/21 Ottawa Hills (Grand Rapids) (47-7), 10/1/21 Wayland (49-14), 10/8/21 Thornapple Kellogg (Middleville) (51-0), 10/15/21 Cedar Springs (41-40), 10/22/21 Kenowa Hills (Grand Rapids) (55-7), 10/29/21 Belding (42-0), 11/5/21 West Catholic (Grand Rapids) (44-6), 11/12/21 Oakridge (Muskegon) (25-6), 11/20/21 Frankenmuth (35-0), 11/27/21 Marine City (31-7)

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/26 at Port Huron, 9/2 at Loyola (Detroit), 9/9 Cedar Springs, 9/16 at Kenowa Hills (Grand Rapids), 9/23 Forest Hills Eastern (Ada), 9/30 at South Christian (Grand Rapids), 10/7 Ottawa Hills (Grand Rapids), 10/15 at Wayland, 10/22 Thornapple Kellogg (Middleville)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Cedar Springs (20.1), South Christian (Grand Rapids) (10), Forest Hills Eastern (Ada) (-4.3)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Wayland (-36.3), Ottawa Hills (Grand Rapids) (-33.1), Port Huron (-32.8)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.1 (14.4 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.1
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -21.2
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #111
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4487
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2022 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 83%



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