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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Scarlet/Gray
Coach: Clint Mathew
League: Western Buckeye
Playoff Division: IV
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 39.2
2021 National Rank: #535
2021 State Rank: #31
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.7
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1
2022 Starting Power Rating: 34.6
2022 National Rank: #273
2022 State Rank: #17
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 16.8
Dynasty National Rank: #3721
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17.8
Dynasty Record: 82-116 (63-105 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 12-2
2021 League Record/Finish: 8-1 (tied for 1st)
2021 Points For Average: 44.3
2021 Points Against Average: 19.8
2021 Differential: +24.5
2021 Wins: #792 Ottawa-Glandorf (Ottawa) (32-27), #1106 Wapakoneta (55-45), #1551 Clyde (48-14), #1757 Shawnee (Lima) (49-14), #2533 Wauseon (53-20), #3644 Bath (Lima) (51-7), #3744 Elida (41-7), #3987 Rossford (46-0), #4524 Defiance (55-18), #4981 Bryan (47-28), #6718 Celina (45-7), #8702 Kenton (63-20)
2021 Losses: #756 Port Clinton (49-21), #869 Memorial (St. Marys) (21-14)
2021 Opponents W-L: 91-73
Recent State Championships: 2020
Recent League Championships: 2021 (tied for 1st), 2020 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/19 Bryan, 8/26 at Celina, 9/2 Defiance, 9/9 at Wapakoneta, 9/16 Memorial (St. Marys), 9/23 at Ottawa-Glandorf (Ottawa), 9/30 Shawnee (Lima), 10/7 at Kenton, 10/14 Elida, 10/21 at Bath (Lima)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Ottawa-Glandorf (Ottawa) (18.8), Memorial (St. Marys) (17.2), Wapakoneta (15.8)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Celina (-22.1), Kenton (-20.6), Defiance (-14.1)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.6 (17.1 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.4
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #167
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2161
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2022 Projected League Finish: 1st
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 74%



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