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GENERAL
Nickname: Red Devils
Colors: Scarlet/Gray
Coach: Shane Fry
League: Hoosier - West
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

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

TOP PLAYERS
Cooper Kitchel 6'3" 195 Senior TE/OLB
Ben Burgett 6'4" 220 Senior OL
Liam Burton 5'10" 165 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Positions, DL
Team Weaknesses: OL/DB Inexperience

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 31.8
2022 National Rank: #1008
2022 State Rank: #26
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
2023 Starting Power Rating: 15.3
2023 National Rank: #1043
2023 State Rank: #28
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 31
Dynasty National Rank: #855
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.7
Dynasty Record: 54-7 (20-0 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 13-1
2022 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2022 Points For Average: 43.5
2022 Points Against Average: 12.2
2022 Differential: +31.3
2022 Wins: #2555 Harrison [William Henry] (West Lafayette) (27-14), #3222 Hanover Central (Cedar Lake) (44-17), #3857 Lafayette Central Catholic (Lafayette) (52-21), #4162 Knox (55-14), #4191 Western (Russiaville) (43-6), #4191 Western (Russiaville) (47-18), #5911 Cass [Lewis] (Walton) (41-6), #5992 Calumet (Gary) (52-12), #6129 McCutcheon (Lafayette) (41-15), #7014 Rensselaer Central (Rensselaer) (48-14), #9378 Benton Central (Oxford) (55-0), #11652 Twin Lakes (Monticello) (50-7), #11652 Twin Lakes (Monticello) (51-6)
2022 Losses: #444 Bishop Chatard (Indianapolis) (21-3)
2022 Opponents W-L: 89-68
Recent State Championships: 2018, 2009
Recent League Championships: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2009 (Hoosier), 2008 (Hoosier)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/18 at Harrison [William Henry] (West Lafayette), 8/25 McCutcheon (Lafayette), 9/1 at Tipton, 9/8 at Lafayette Central Catholic (Lafayette), 9/15 Rensselaer Central (Rensselaer), 9/23 vs Benton Central (Oxford), 9/29 Tippecanoe Valley (Akron), 10/6 Twin Lakes (Monticello)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Harrison [William Henry] (West Lafayette) (3.7), Lafayette Central Catholic (Lafayette) (-6.4), Tippecanoe Valley (Akron) (-6.7)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Twin Lakes (Monticello) (-47.1), Benton Central (Oxford) (-36.6), Tipton (-26.8)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.4 (2 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -20.2
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.8
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #132
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5603
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-0
2023 Projected League Finish: 1st
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 58%