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GENERAL
Nickname: Fighting Irish
Colors: Scarlet/Gray
Coach: Greg Dempsey
League: Catholic - Central and Freelance
State (Plays In): Michigan
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank*: #1
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jaylen Watson 5'11" 175 Senior WR
Marc Nave 6'5" 320 Senior IOL
Elijah Williams 6'2" 295 Senior IOL
RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 59.5
2023 National Rank: #81
2023 State Rank: #4 (in OH)
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -2.4
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus*: +2.6
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -5.3
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -3
2024 Starting Power Rating*: 44.4
2024 National Rank*: #136
2024 State Rank*: #5 (in OH)
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 53.1
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #83
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 8.7
5-Year Dynasty Record: 61-6 (17-0 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 48.1
Dynasty National Rank: #124
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 3.7
Dynasty Record: 226-44 [225-45 on the field] (112-16 in league)
HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 16-0
2023 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2023 Points For Average: 39.6
2023 Points Against Average: 10.4
2023 Differential: +29.2
2023 Wins: #347 Bishop Watterson (Columbus) (27-7), #401 Chardon (35-7), #634 De La Salle Collegiate (Warren, MI) (28-23), #671 Columbian (Tiffin) (41-6), #971 Mansfield (41-10), #1075 St. Ignatius (Cleveland) (28-0), #1132 Findlay (47-14), #1341 Defiance (41-26), #1393 Cass Tech (Detroit, MI) (48-23), #1532 Whitmer (Toledo) (35-8), #1536 Catholic Central (Novi, MI) (42-21), #3045 St. John's Jesuit (Toledo) (35-7), #3381 St. Mary's Prep (Orchard Lake, MI) (42-0), #5691 Bowling Green (42-7), #7382 St. Francis de Sales (Toledo) (69-0), #7600 Brother Rice (Bloomfield Hills, MI) (33-7)
2023 Losses: none
2023 Opponents W-L: 111-79
Recent State Championships: 2023, 2022 (II), 2014, 2012 (II), 2005 (2)
Recent League Championships: 2023 (Freelance), 2020 (Three Rivers), 2019 (Three Rivers), 2018 (Three Rivers), 2016 (Three Rivers), 2015 (Three Rivers), 2014 (Three Rivers), 2013 (Three Rivers), 2009 (tied for 1st; Toledo City), 2008 (Toledo City), 2007 (tied for 1st; Toledo City), 2005 (Toledo City)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: 31
Streak List: 8/26/22 Benedictine (Cleveland) (31-0), 9/2/22 Olentangy Orange (Lewis Center) (40-10), 9/9/22 Findlay (50-17), 9/16/22 St. John's Jesuit (Toledo) (28-7), 9/23/22 Lima (56-0), 9/30/22 Clay (Oregon) (45-7), 10/7/22 Whitmer (Toledo) (46-16), 10/14/22 Ross (Fremont) (42-0), 10/21/22 St. Francis de Sales (Toledo) (48-7), 10/28/22 Ashland (69-7), 11/4/22 Avon Lake (21-0), 11/11/22 Highland (Medina) (42-6), 11/18/22 Avon (28-20), 11/25/22 Kings (Kings Mill) (52-49), 12/1/22 Archbishop Hoban (Akron) (28-21), 8/18/23 Findlay (47-14), 8/25/23 Whitmer (Toledo) (35-8), 9/1/23 Catholic Central (Novi, MI) (42-21), 9/8/23 Brother Rice (Bloomfield Hills, MI) (33-7), 9/15/23 De La Salle Collegiate (Warren, MI) (28-23), 9/22/23 St. Ignatius (Cleveland) (28-0), 9/29/23 St. John's Jesuit (Toledo) (35-7), 10/6/23 St. Mary's Prep (Orchard Lake, MI) (42-0), 10/13/23 St. Francis de Sales (Toledo) (69-0), 10/21/23 Cass Tech (Detroit, MI) (48-23), 10/27/23 Bowling Green (42-7), 11/3/23 Defiance (41-26), 11/10/23 Mansfield (41-10), 11/17/23 Columbian (Tiffin) (41-6), 11/24/23 Chardon (35-7), 12/1/23 Bishop Watterson (Columbus) (27-7)
SCHEDULE
2024 Projected League Finish*: 1st
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