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GENERAL
Nickname: Lakers
Colors: Forest Green/White
Coach: Ronald Bellamy
League: Oakland - Red
Playoff Division: 1
Playoff Division Rank*: #7

D1 PROSPECTS
Kamren Flowers 5'11" 170 Senior WR
Elisha Durham 6'0" 150 Senior WR

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

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 43.5
2023 National Rank: #392
2023 State Rank: #7
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: 0
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -10
2024 Starting Power Rating*: 20.6
2024 National Rank*: #964
2024 State Rank*: #17
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 43.8
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #257
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 23.2
5-Year Dynasty Record: 49-10 (22-4 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 26.7
Dynasty National Rank: #1622
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 6.1
Dynasty Record: 135-82 [134-83 on the field] (80-59 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 10-3
2023 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2023 Points For Average: 33
2023 Points Against Average: 22.4
2023 Differential: +10.6
2023 Wins: #247 Southfield Arts & Tech (Southfield) (31-20), #750 Clarkston (21-20), #829 Chippewa Valley (Clinton Township) (22-21), #964 Utica Eisenhower (Shelby Township) (24-6), #1560 Adams (Rochester) (36-32), #1560 Adams (Rochester) (42-14), #2503 Stoney Creek (Rochester Hills) (40-33), #2496 Oxford (38-19), #2826 Groves [Wylie E.] (Beverly Hills) (41-19), #7603 Oak Park (50-6)
2023 Losses: #247 Southfield Arts & Tech (Southfield) (40-35), #397 Lake Orion (17-13), #750 Clarkston (44-36)
2023 Opponents W-L: 94-50
Recent State Championships: 2020
Recent League Championships: 2022 (tied for 1st), 2021, 2019, 2017 (tied for 1st), 2015
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 9/6 at Groves [Wylie E.] (Beverly Hills), 9/13 at Adams (Rochester), 9/20 Southfield Arts & Tech (Southfield), 9/27 at Clarkston, 10/4 Lake Orion, 10/10 Oxford, 10/18 at Seaholm [Ernest W.] (Birmingham), 10/25 at Roseville
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Lake Orion (29.8), Southfield Arts & Tech (Southfield) (22.3), Clarkston (19.4)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Oxford (-4.8), Seaholm [Ernest W.] (Birmingham) (-2.2), Adams (Rochester) (4.1)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.4 (30.8 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 12.2
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -14.2
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #4
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #448
2024 Projected Regular Season Record*: 5-3
2024 Projected League Finish*: 2nd
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 2%



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