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GENERAL
Nickname: Pirates
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Al Young
League: Lorain County
Playoff Division: VI
Playoff Division Rank: #36

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: -6.3
2022 National Rank: #7005
2022 State Rank: #416
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +1.4
2023 Starting Power Rating: -22.8
2023 National Rank: #6375
2023 State Rank: #401
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -3.3
Dynasty National Rank: #6692
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 19.5
Dynasty Record: 30-23 (21-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 6-5
2022 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2022 Points For Average: 24.5
2022 Points Against Average: 25.6
2022 Differential: -1.1
2022 Wins: #6354 Firelands (Oberlin) (42-28), #7689 Keystone (La Grange) (28-22), #9819 Clearview (Lorain) (29-28), #10568 Wellington (41-12), #12117 Brookside (Sheffield) (29-14), #13297 Oberlin (52-0)
2022 Losses: #1503 Columbus Grove (42-17), #2810 Columbia (Columbia Station) (37-14), #3447 Northwestern (West Salem) (29-6), #4270 Cloverleaf (Lodi) (36-6), #5263 Hillsdale (Jeromesville) (34-6)
2022 Opponents W-L: 67-58
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; Patriot - Stars), 2012 (Patriot - Stars), 2010 (Patriot - Stars)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/18 Hillsdale (Jeromesville), 8/25 Northwestern (West Salem), 9/1 at Brooklyn, 9/8 Wellington, 9/15 at Firelands (Oberlin), 9/22 Keystone (La Grange), 9/29 at Oberlin, 10/6 at Brookside (Sheffield), 10/13 at Clearview (Lorain), 10/20 Columbia (Columbia Station)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Columbia (Columbia Station) (-5.2), Hillsdale (Jeromesville) (-12.2), Northwestern (West Salem) (-12.4)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Oberlin (-74.2), Brookside (Sheffield) (-57.8), Brooklyn (-56.8)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9 (-4.3 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -35.2
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -26.2
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #579
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9512
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2023 Projected League Finish: 4th
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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