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GENERAL
Nickname: Titans
Colors: Maroon/Gold/White
Coach: Nick Hart
League: Pocket - Big School
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 1
2021 JV Record: 8-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jacob Bales 6'3" 270 Senior OL
Tye Whitledge 5'11" 205 Senior DL
Sean DeLong 5'10" 185 Junior RB/DB

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Brady Allen 6'5" 210 Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Successful Lower-Levels Moving Up, Depth In Some Areas
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 45.3
2021 National Rank: #310
2021 State Rank: #9
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.7
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6
2022 Starting Power Rating: 18.4
2022 National Rank: #1001
2022 State Rank: #25
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 16.6
Dynasty National Rank: #3775
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.8
Dynasty Record: 148-72 (88-41 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 14-1
2021 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2021 Points For Average: 46.6
2021 Points Against Average: 15.9
2021 Differential: +30.7
2021 Wins: #602 Brebeuf Jesuit Prep (Indianapolis) (45-35), #802 Columbus North (Columbus) (43-20), #1572 Lawrenceburg (31-29), #1813 Tri-West Hendricks (Lizton) (44-7), #2367 New Albany (63-24), #2867 Mt. Vernon (49-16), #2867 Mt. Vernon (54-6), #3950 Heritage Hills (Lincoln City) (42-3), #3950 Heritage Hills (Lincoln City) (42-7), #5039 Salem (56-21), #5908 Southridge (Huntingburg) (63-9), #7843 Boonville (37-6), #11425 Princeton (55-7), #13271 Washington (68-6)
2021 Losses: #220 South Warren (Bowling Green, KY) (42-7)
2021 Opponents W-L: 112-59
Recent State Championships: 2021
Recent League Championships: 2021, 2020, 2017 (Pocket), 2016 (Pocket), 2015 (Pocket), 2013 (Pocket)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: 11
Streak List: 9/17/21 Southridge (Huntingburg) (63-9), 9/24/21 Heritage Hills (Lincoln City) (42-3), 10/1/21 Mt. Vernon (54-6), 10/8/21 Princeton (55-7), 10/15/21 Boonville (37-6), 10/22/21 Mt. Vernon (49-16), 10/29/21 Salem (56-21), 11/5/21 Heritage Hills (Lincoln City) (42-7), 11/13/21 Lawrenceburg (31-29), 11/20/21 Tri-West Hendricks (Lizton) (44-7), 11/26/21 Brebeuf Jesuit Prep (Indianapolis) (45-35)

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/19 at Terre Haute South Vigo (Terre Haute), 8/25 New Albany, 9/2 Washington, 9/9 South Warren (Bowling Green, KY), 9/16 at Southridge (Huntingburg), 9/23 at Heritage Hills (Lincoln City), 9/30 Mt. Vernon, 10/7 Princeton, 10/14 at Boonville
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: South Warren (Bowling Green, KY) (26), New Albany (-5.3), Southridge (Huntingburg) (-6.5)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Washington (-62.1), Princeton (-39.2), Boonville (-18.5)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.6 (13.3 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.4
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -24
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #103
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4866
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2022 Projected League Finish: 1st
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 21%