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GENERAL
Nickname: Lakers
Colors: Forest Green/White
Coach: Ronald Bellamy
League: Oakland - Red
Playoff Division: 1
Playoff Division Rank: #4

D1 PROSPECTS
Brandon Davis-Swain 6'3" 265 Senior DL
Kari Jackson 6'2" 215 Senior LB
Jamir Benjamin 5'10" 170 Senior CB
Montele Johnson 6'2" 220 Senior LB
Bryce Rowe 5'11" 160 Senior CB

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Amir Herring 6'3" 300 Senior IOL
Semaj Morgan 5'10" 175 Senior WR
Lorenzo Williams Jr. 6'0" 170 Senior CB

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 35.2
2022 National Rank: #763
2022 State Rank: #18
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3.1
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -0.4
2023 Starting Power Rating: 31.4
2023 National Rank: #303
2023 State Rank: #6
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 42.7
Dynasty National Rank: #275
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.3
Dynasty Record: 48-10 (23-4 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 8-2
2022 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2022 Points For Average: 32.1
2022 Points Against Average: 19.5
2022 Differential: +12.6
2022 Wins: #478 Clarkston (35-27), #805 Southfield Arts & Tech (Southfield) (42-21), #1970 Utica Eisenhower (Shelby Township) (16-13), #2599 Stoney Creek (Rochester Hills) (42-23), #2639 Lake Orion (41-14), #3612 Harper Woods (33-14), #4183 Utica Stevenson [Adlai E.] (Sterling Heights) (47-7), #4562 Oxford (34-3)
2022 Losses: #300 Cass Tech (Detroit) (38-13), #825 Adams (Rochester) (35-18)
2022 Opponents W-L: 57-48
Recent State Championships: 2020
Recent League Championships: 2022 (tied for 1st), 2021, 2019, 2017 (tied for 1st), 2015
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/24 at Chippewa Valley (Clinton Township), 8/31 at Groves [Wylie E.] (Beverly Hills), 9/8 Stoney Creek (Rochester Hills), 9/15 at Lake Orion, 9/22 Adams (Rochester), 9/29 at Clarkston, 10/6 at Oxford, 10/13 Southfield Arts & Tech (Southfield), 10/20 at Oak Park
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Southfield Arts & Tech (Southfield) (30.1), Clarkston (22.2), Chippewa Valley (Clinton Township) (20)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Oak Park (-24.1), Oxford (-10.1), Groves [Wylie E.] (Beverly Hills) (4.2)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.5 (25.9 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.5
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #8
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #723
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2023 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 22%



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