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GENERAL
Nickname: Dragons
Colors: Orange/Royal Blue
Coach: Dave Papenhaus
League: Mid-Southern
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #49

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2022 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Walker Hoffman 6'6" 300 Junior OL/DL 5.1
Sam Garing 6'0" 230 Senior OL/LB 4.9
Darius Gray 6'0" 185 Junior WR/DB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: New QB/RB

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: -19.7
2022 National Rank: #9607
2022 State Rank: #220
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
2023 Starting Power Rating: -39.9
2023 National Rank: #9482
2023 State Rank: #220
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 0
Dynasty National Rank: #5880
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 39.9
Dynasty Record: 34-17 (29-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 5-6
2022 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th)
2022 Points For Average: 26.8
2022 Points Against Average: 35.8
2022 Differential: -9
2022 Wins: #9684 Corydon Central (Corydon) (57-50), #10254 Jennings County (North Vernon) (53-42), #11090 Salem (28-12), #11977 Scottsburg (35-21), #12562 Eastern (Pekin) (55-46)
2022 Losses: #200 East Central (St. Leon) (42-6), #5637 Charlestown (44-13), #6446 North Harrison (Ramsey) (41-0), #7474 Brownstown Central (Brownstown) (41-21), #7583 Floyd Central (Floyds Knobs) (27-13), #10553 Jeffersonville (28-14)
2022 Opponents W-L: 53-64
Recent League Championships: 2020
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/18 Charlestown, 8/25 at Salem, 9/1 at Floyd Central (Floyds Knobs), 9/8 Eastern (Pekin), 9/15 at Scottsburg, 9/22 Jeffersonville, 9/29 at North Harrison (Ramsey), 10/6 at Brownstown Central (Brownstown), 10/13 Corydon Central (Corydon)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Charlestown (-14.3), North Harrison (Ramsey) (-22.8), Brownstown Central (Brownstown) (-26.1)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Eastern (Pekin) (-60.8), Scottsburg (-48.3), Jeffersonville (-47)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -20.2 (-8.6 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -36.5
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.3
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #220
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9839
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2023 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%