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GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Trevor Cline
League: Wayne County
Playoff Division: VII
Playoff Division Rank: #20

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2023 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Owen Sloan 5'10" 180 Junior RB/OLB
Grayson Allis 6'1" 260 Senior G/DL
Hayden McFadden 6'1" 165 Junior WR/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Team-First Attitude

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 3.7
2023 National Rank: #4797
2023 State Rank: #282
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2024 Starting Power Rating: -15
2024 National Rank: #5130
2024 State Rank: #302
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 1.7
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #5283
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.6
5-Year Dynasty Record: 34-21 (22-12 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 10.9
Dynasty National Rank: #5032
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 23.8
Dynasty Record: 141-87 (87-59 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 8-3
2023 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2023 Points For Average: 26.1
2023 Points Against Average: 20.4
2023 Differential: +5.7
2023 Wins: #3670 Lucas (21-17), #6100 Black River (Sullivan) (34-8), #7543 Rittman (20-13), #7942 Waynedale (Apple Creek) (28-21), #8171 Smithville (33-14), #9342 Loudonville (31-3), #11200 Northwestern (West Salem) (45-21), #12330 Chippewa (Doylestown) (40-0)
2023 Losses: #1172 Dalton (50-7), #2737 Norwayne (Creston) (49-14), #3670 Lucas (28-14)
2023 Opponents W-L: 66-58
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st), 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/23 Black River (Sullivan), 8/30 at Lucas, 9/6 at Loudonville, 9/13 at Chippewa (Doylestown), 9/20 Dalton, 9/27 at Smithville, 10/4 Waynedale (Apple Creek), 10/11 Northwestern (West Salem), 10/18 at Rittman, 10/25 Norwayne (Creston)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Dalton (10.1), Norwayne (Creston) (2), Lucas (-4.7)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Chippewa (Doylestown) (-51), Loudonville (-50), Northwestern (West Salem) (-46)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.6 (-3.8 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -22.8
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.2
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #425
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6964
2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2024 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%