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GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Jason Germain
League: Tri-Valley - West I
Playoff Division: 6
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2021 JV Record: 7-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Luke Matusik 5'10" 160 Senior WR/DB 4.5
Domanic Novelli 6'0" 270 Senior OL/DL 5.1
Travis Cooper 5'9" 160 Senior DL/HB 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Senior Leadership
Team Weaknesses: Youth At Several Key Positions

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 20.3
2021 National Rank: #2134
2021 State Rank: #55
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
2022 Starting Power Rating: -1.6
2022 National Rank: #3286
2022 State Rank: #91
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 16.9
Dynasty National Rank: #3691
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 18.5
Dynasty Record: 161-49 (91-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 10-1
2021 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2021 Points For Average: 35
2021 Points Against Average: 10.4
2021 Differential: +24.6
2021 Wins: #2840 Standish-Sterling (Standish) (21-8), #4803 Ithaca (15-14), #4993 Hemlock (38-7), #5909 Ovid-Elsie (Elsie) (36-0), #6073 Carrollton (30-12), #7442 Bullock Creek (Midland) (54-14), #8331 Cass City (42-19), #10435 Michigan Lutheran Seminary (Saginaw) (48-6), #10426 Nouvel Catholic Central (Saginaw) (44-6), #11236 Beecher (Flint) (49-0)
2021 Losses: #1189 Lansing Catholic (Lansing) (28-8)
2021 Opponents W-L: 65-50
Recent League Championships: 2021, 2014 (tied for 1st; Tri-Valley - East), 2011 (Tri-Valley - East), 2010 (Tri-Valley - East), 2008 (tied for 1st; Tri-Valley - East)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/25 Southeastern (Detroit), 9/1 at Tawas Area (Tawas City), 9/9 Hemlock, 9/16 at Carrollton/Saginaw (Carrollton), 9/23 at Standish-Sterling (Standish), 9/30 at St. Louis, 10/8 Bullock Creek (Midland), 10/15 Flint Southwestern Academy (Flint), 10/22 at Beecher/Johnson (Flint)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Standish-Sterling (Standish) (5.3), Hemlock (-20.1), Bullock Creek (Midland) (-25.7)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Tawas Area (Tawas City) (-50.8), St. Louis (-43.7), Southeastern (Detroit) (-30.9)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.7 (-1.4 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.3
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -13.6
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #164
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5943
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2022 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%