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GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Trevor Cline
League: Wayne County
Playoff Division: VII
Playoff Division Rank: #21

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2022 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Braylen Jarvis 6'1" 190 Senior OLB/RB
Owen Sloan 5'10" 180 Sophomore RB/OLB
Jack Fickes 5'9" 170 Senior QB/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Team-First Attitude

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 1.6
2022 National Rank: #5263
2022 State Rank: #330
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
2023 Starting Power Rating: -12.2
2023 National Rank: #4424
2023 State Rank: #296
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 4.1
Dynasty National Rank: #4914
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.5
Dynasty Record: 35-21 (23-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 7-5
2022 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 3rd)
2022 Points For Average: 29.7
2022 Points Against Average: 20.1
2022 Differential: +9.6
2022 Wins: #2397 Dalton (27-12), #6589 Smithville (28-21), #7005 Black River (Sullivan) (34-6), #8931 Waynedale (Apple Creek) (36-0), #9676 Chippewa (Doylestown) (47-14), #10377 Conotton Valley (Bowerston) (62-24), #11288 Rittman (42-7)
2022 Losses: #2915 Norwayne (Creston) (70-14), #3447 Northwestern (West Salem) (17-12), #4503 Danville (42-41), #4740 Lucas (14-13), #6172 Loudonville (14-0)
2022 Opponents W-L: 76-63
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st), 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/18 at Black River (Sullivan), 8/25 Lucas, 9/1 Loudonville, 9/8 at Norwayne (Creston), 9/15 Chippewa (Doylestown), 9/22 at Dalton, 9/29 Smithville, 10/6 at Waynedale (Apple Creek), 10/13 at Northwestern (West Salem), 10/20 Rittman
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Dalton (7.1), Norwayne (Creston) (1.9), Lucas (-8.9)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Chippewa (Doylestown) (-43.6), Rittman (-42.9), Waynedale (Apple Creek) (-37.8)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.1 (-5 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -20.4
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.3
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #373
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5591
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2023 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%