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GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Brown/White/Orange
Coach: Tim Ward
League: Licking County - Cardinal
Playoff Division: V
Playoff Division Rank: #20

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2021 JV Record: 3-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Brayden Bayles 5'11" 160 Junior QB 4.6
Connor Corbett 5'6" 155 Sophomore LB/RB 4.6
Reece Shriner 5'10" 200 Junior OL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 4 Of 5 OL Return, QB Is Back
Team Weaknesses: Majority Of Offensive Play-Makers Graduated

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 15.9
2021 National Rank: #2739
2021 State Rank: #186
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.2
2022 Starting Power Rating: 4.6
2022 National Rank: #2369
2022 State Rank: #171
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 15.4
Dynasty National Rank: #4098
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.8
Dynasty Record: 113-84 (63-45 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 10-3
2021 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2021 Points For Average: 32.4
2021 Points Against Average: 16.3
2021 Differential: +16.1
2021 Wins: #1756 Newark Catholic (Newark) (28-21), #3100 Indian Valley (Gnadenhutten) (41-20), #5203 Liberty Union (Baltimore) (20-13), #6815 Fairfield Union (Lancaster) (26-14), #7728 Gallia Academy (Gallipolis) (21-2), #8284 Northridge (Johnstown) (57-10), #8725 Johnstown-Monroe (Johnstown) (27-7), #10358 Circleville (45-0), #11221 Utica (63-7), #12759 Lakewood (Hebron) (68-14)
2021 Losses: #536 Granville (21-12), #731 Bloom-Carroll (Carroll) (35-6), #2203 Zanesville (48-7)
2021 Opponents W-L: 78-67
Recent League Championships: 2021, 2020, 2016 (Licking County - Small)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/19 Liberty Union (Baltimore), 8/26 at Licking Valley (Newark), 9/2 at Hamilton Township (Columbus), 9/9 Granville, 9/16 at Zanesville, 9/23 Lakewood (Hebron), 9/30 Utica, 10/7 at Northridge (Johnstown), 10/14 Newark Catholic (Newark), 10/21 at Johnstown-Monroe (Johnstown)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Granville (20.8), Newark Catholic (Newark) (9.1), Zanesville (5.8)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Lakewood (Hebron) (-53), Utica (-40.1), Johnstown-Monroe (Johnstown) (-27.1)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.9 (2.4 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.7
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.8
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #338
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4658
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2022 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%