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GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Brown/Gold
Coach: Chad Miller
League: Northern Michigan - Legends (moving from Northern Michigan - Leaders)
Playoff Division: 5
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2022 JV Record: 9-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Karter Schmitt 5'11" 195 Senior RB/ILB 4.65
Xander Kartes 6'2" 175 Senior QB/S 4.75
Rob Hock 6'0" 170 Junior RB/DB 4.55

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defensive Speed/Aggressiveness, Offensive Experience/Diversity
Team Weaknesses: Youth

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 11.1
2022 National Rank: #3522
2022 State Rank: #104
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
2023 Starting Power Rating: -1.5
2023 National Rank: #2818
2023 State Rank: #79
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -4
Dynasty National Rank: #6860
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.3
Dynasty Record: 24-22 (11-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 7-3
2022 League Record/Finish: 6-2 (4th)
2022 Points For Average: 29.1
2022 Points Against Average: 18
2022 Differential: +11.1
2022 Wins: #4705 Sault Area (Sault St. Marie) (7-6), #6258 Benzie Central (Benzonia) (40-14), #7315 Cheboygan (19-16), #8866 Lake City (35-7), #9296 Grayling (36-14), #10714 Kalkaska (56-16), #13176 Mancelona (39-0)
2022 Losses: #533 Gladwin (35-20), #970 St. Francis (Traverse City) (42-19), #3990 Kingsley (30-20)
2022 Opponents W-L: 58-46
Recent League Championships: 2009 (Northeast Michigan), 2007 (tied for 1st; Northeast Michigan)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/25 at Gladwin, 8/31 at Grayling, 9/8 St. Francis (Traverse City), 9/15 Cheboygan, 9/22 Boyne City, 9/29 at Powers Catholic [Luke M.] (Flint), 10/6 Kingsley, 10/13 at Standish-Sterling (Standish), 10/20 at Almont
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: St. Francis (Traverse City) (19.7), Gladwin (13.7), Standish-Sterling (Standish) (-3.2)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Cheboygan (-32.8), Powers Catholic [Luke M.] (Flint) (-31.1), Grayling (-30.9)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.1 (1.1 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.5
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.4
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #89
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3349
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2023 Projected League Finish: 1st
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%