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GENERAL
Nickname: Greyhounds
Colors: Royal Blue/Gold
Coach: John Hebert
League: Freelance
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #13

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2022 JV Record: 10-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Christian Peterson 6'0" 180 Senior CB/ATH 4.37
Artemas Bryant 6'1" 225 Senior ILB/DE 4.8
Evan Parker 6'4" 305 Junior G 5.55

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Winston Berglund 6'1" 190 Senior S
Will Heldt 6'6" 240 Senior Edge
Desmond Duffy 5'8" 175 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, LB/DL Depth, Defensive Speed
Team Weaknesses: WR Depth, QB/WR/S Inexperience

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 41.7
2022 National Rank: #443
2022 State Rank: #11
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.2
2023 Starting Power Rating: 20
2023 National Rank: #743
2023 State Rank: #20
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 50.9
Dynasty National Rank: #116
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 31.1
Dynasty Record: 46-15 (22-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 6-4
2022 League Record/Finish:  
2022 Points For Average: 26.1
2022 Points Against Average: 18.5
2022 Differential: +7.6
2022 Wins: #300 Cass Tech (Detroit, MI) (35-21), #424 Davis [Ben] (Indianapolis) (21-14), #639 Lawrence Central (Indianapolis) (27-7), #862 Lawrence North (Indianapolis) (38-14), #2966 Pike (Indianapolis) (34-14), #3961 North Central (Indianapolis) (50-19)
2022 Losses: #66 Center Grove (Greenwood) (31-27), #261 Westfield (28-9), #485 Trinity (Louisville, KY) (17-7), #677 Warren Central (Indianapolis) (20-13)
2022 Opponents W-L: 59-56
Recent State Championships: 2019, 2016, 2011 (5A), 2007 (5A)
Recent League Championships: 2019 (tied for 1st; Metropolitan), 2014 (Metropolitan), 2012 (tied for 1st; Metropolitan), 2009 (Metropolitan), 2008 (tied for 1st; Metropolitan)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/18 at Homestead (Fort Wayne), 8/25 Christian Brothers (St. Louis, MO), 9/1 King [Dr. Martin Luther] (Detroit, MI), 9/8 at Trinity (Louisville, KY), 9/15 Lawrence North (Indianapolis), 9/22 North Central (Indianapolis), 9/29 at Davis [Ben] (Indianapolis), 10/6 Warren Central (Indianapolis), 10/13 at Lawrence Central (Indianapolis)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Christian Brothers (St. Louis, MO) (47.4), Davis [Ben] (Indianapolis) (33.7), Trinity (Louisville, KY) (27.6)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: North Central (Indianapolis) (-17.2), Homestead (Fort Wayne) (-5), Lawrence Central (Indianapolis) (19.9)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 34.8 (37.8 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.8
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #9
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #201
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%