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GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Tiger LaVerde
League: Chagrin Valley - Valley
Playoff Division: VI
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 42.3
2023 National Rank: #451
2023 State Rank: #23
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +5.7
Historical Reload/Regression Factor: +3.6
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -15.2
2024 Starting Power Rating: 36.2
2024 National Rank: #338
2024 State Rank: #16
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 46.2
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #186
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 23.3
5-Year Dynasty Record: 70-3 (27-0 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 34.8
Dynasty National Rank: #727
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.9
Dynasty Record: 244-35 (94-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 15-1
2023 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2023 Points For Average: 40.4
2023 Points Against Average: 8.2
2023 Differential: +32.2
2023 Wins: #596 Versailles (32-15), #948 Garaway (Sugarcreek) (17-0), #1172 Dalton (14-7), #3057 Lutheran West (Rocky River) (49-14), #3262 Mogadore (42-0), #3712 Canton Central Catholic (Canton) (48-26), #4724 Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland) (35-0), #4724 Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland) (53-19), #5786 Harvey [Thomas W.] (Painesville) (49-14), #6810 Cardinal (Middlefield) (38-0), #6825 Berkshire (Burton) (47-0), #8965 Crestwood (Mantua) (56-6), #9848 Columbiana (49-6), #10959 Grand Valley (Orwell) (55-0), #11590 Trinity (Garfield Heights) (56-0)
2023 Losses: #189 Perry (24-6)
2023 Opponents W-L: 132-65
Recent State Championships: 2023, 2020 (V), 2019 (V), 2018, 2015, 2013, 2011 (V)
Recent League Championships: 2023, 2022 (Chagrin Valley - Chagrin), 2021 (Chagrin Valley - Chagrin), 2019, 2018, 2017, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: 13
Streak List: 9/9/23 Trinity (Garfield Heights) (56-0), 9/15/23 Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland) (35-0), 9/22/23 Grand Valley (Orwell) (55-0), 9/29/23 Berkshire (Burton) (47-0), 10/6/23 Harvey [Thomas W.] (Painesville) (49-14), 10/13/23 Crestwood (Mantua) (56-6), 10/20/23 Cardinal (Middlefield) (38-0), 10/27/23 Columbiana (49-6), 11/3/23 Canton Central Catholic (Canton) (48-26), 11/10/23 Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland) (53-19), 11/17/23 Mogadore (42-0), 11/24/23 Garaway (Sugarcreek) (17-0), 12/1/23 Versailles (32-15)

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/23 Dalton, 8/29 at Crestview (Ashland), 9/6 at Perry, 9/13 Independence, 9/20 at Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland), 9/27 Fairview (Fairview Park), 10/4 at Berkshire (Burton), 10/10 Chagrin Falls, 10/18 at Crestwood (Mantua), 10/25 Cardinal (Middlefield)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Perry (43.8), Dalton (10.1), Berkshire (Burton) (-17.6)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Independence (-33.7), Fairview (Fairview Park) (-33.5), Chagrin Falls (-27.5)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.2 (8.4 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.4
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.6
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #311
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4877
2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2024 Projected League Finish: 1st
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 6%



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