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GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Kevin Townsend
League: Tri-Valley - Red (moving from Tri-Valley - Central)
Playoff Division: 4
Playoff Division Rank: #9

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2022 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Sam Talaga 6'4" 225 Senior FB/OLB 4.6
Eli Murphy 6'3" 205 Senior HB/ILB 4.7
Zach DeLeeuw 6'4" 300 Senior OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Depth, Line Size
Team Weaknesses: Difficult Schedule

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 20.5
2022 National Rank: #2181
2022 State Rank: #59
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -7.2
2023 Starting Power Rating: 1.2
2023 National Rank: #2452
2023 State Rank: #70
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 15.9
Dynasty National Rank: #2629
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.9
Dynasty Record: 44-14 (24-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 8-3
2022 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2022 Points For Average: 38.1
2022 Points Against Average: 15.5
2022 Differential: +22.6
2022 Wins: #3431 Swan Valley (Saginaw) (28-21), #4128 North Branch (61-41), #4423 Garber (Essexville) (45-7), #6079 Birch Run (40-6), #6703 Clare (42-3), #7995 Alma (59-14), #9191 Glenn [John] (Bay City) (52-0), #10823 Bridgeport (49-6)
2022 Losses: #666 Frankenmuth (21-0), #1074 Goodrich (10-9), #4014 Croswell-Lexington (Croswell) (41-34)
2022 Opponents W-L: 67-49
Recent League Championships: 2016 (Tri-Valley - Central), 2015 (Tri-Valley - Central), 2011 (tied for 1st; Tri-Valley - Central), 2010 (Tri-Valley - Central), 2008 (Tri-Valley - Central)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/25 at Clare, 8/31 at Swan Valley (Saginaw), 9/8 at Garber (Essexville), 9/15 Bridgeport, 9/22 at Alma, 9/29 Birch Run, 10/6 at Frankenmuth, 10/13 Glenn [John] (Bay City), 10/20 Croswell-Lexington (Croswell)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Frankenmuth (23.3), Croswell-Lexington (Croswell) (-2.5), Swan Valley (Saginaw) (-6.2)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Bridgeport (-47.7), Glenn [John] (Bay City) (-38.7), Alma (-31.7)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5 (6.3 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.5
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -21.5
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #149
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4508
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2023 Projected League Finish: 1st
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%