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GENERAL
Nickname: Flyers
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Tim Goodwin
League: Midwest
Playoff Division: VII
Playoff Division Rank*: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2024 JV Record: 9-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: 55.1
2024 National Rank: #114
2024 State Rank: #5
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -12.5
Historical Reload/Regression Factor*: +8.4
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -5
2025 Starting Power Rating*: 37.5
2025 National Rank*: #318
2025 State Rank*: #18
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): 48.9
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #149
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 11.4
5-Year Dynasty Record: 73-1 (38-0 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 49
Dynasty National Rank: #106
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 11.5
Dynasty Record: 276-39 (147-28 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 16-0
2024 League Record/Finish: 8-0 (1st)
2024 Points For Average: 49
2024 Points Against Average: 3.1
2024 Differential: +45.9
2024 Wins: #277 Coldwater (35-0), #511 Minster (21-7), #511 Minster (21-0), #772 Columbus Grove (41-6), #1168 Anna (42-0), #1625 St. Henry (42-9), #2445 Hillsdale (Jeromesville) (74-0), #2491 Linton-Stockton (Linton, IN) (45-6), #2609 Versailles (48-0), #2717 New Bremen (48-7), #2795 Ansonia (61-0), #3170 St. John's (Delphos) (71-0), #4097 Franklin (49-0), #4600 Tri-Village (New Madison) (56-14), #5404 Fort Recovery (68-0), #5404 Fort Recovery (62-0)
2024 Losses: none
2024 Opponents W-L: 138-72
Recent State Championships: 2024, 2023, 2022 (VI), 2021, 2019, 2017 (VI), 2016 (VI), 2014, 2013, 2012 (VI), 2011 (VI), 2007 (5), 2006 (6)
Recent League Championships: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 (tied for 1st), 2019 (tied for 1st), 2018 (tied for 1st), 2017, 2016 (tied for 1st), 2014, 2013 (Midwest Athletic), 2011 (tied for 1st; Midwest Athletic), 2007 (Midwest Athletic)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: 64
Streak List: 8/20/21 Wapakoneta (31-6), 8/27/21 McComb (10-0), 9/3/21 Versailles (19-17), 9/10/21 St. Henry (20-7), 9/17/21 Minster (56-14), 9/24/21 St. John's (Delphos) (35-0), 10/1/21 Fort Recovery (30-0), 10/8/21 New Bremen (41-33), 10/15/21 Coldwater (24-21), 10/22/21 Anna (34-0), 10/30/21 Twin Valley South (West Alexandria) (41-0), 11/6/21 Fort Loramie (42-6), 11/13/21 Riverside (De Graff) (34-0), 11/20/21 St. Henry (27-8), 11/27/21 Hopewell-Loudon (Bascom) (34-7), 12/4/21 Newark Catholic (Newark) (42-7), 8/19/22 Wapakoneta (21-7), 8/26/22 McComb (42-0), 9/2/22 Minster (34-0), 9/9/22 St. John's (Delphos) (54-0), 9/16/22 New Bremen (38-16), 9/23/22 Versailles (27-7), 9/30/22 Fort Recovery (47-0), 10/7/22 Anna (48-0), 10/14/22 St. Henry (35-0), 10/21/22 Coldwater (35-0), 10/28/22 Anna (45-0), 11/4/22 West Liberty-Salem (West Liberty) (56-0), 11/12/22 Versailles (35-3), 11/19/22 Allen East (Harrod) (55-0), 11/26/22 Columbus Grove (27-0), 12/3/22 Kirtland (14-6), 8/18/23 Wapakoneta (29-26), 8/25/23 Franklin (63-7), 9/1/23 Minster (42-7), 9/8/23 St. John's (Delphos) (56-0), 9/15/23 New Bremen (42-7), 9/22/23 Versailles (14-13), 9/29/23 Fort Recovery (49-0), 10/6/23 Anna (42-8), 10/13/23 St. Henry (41-7), 10/20/23 Coldwater (35-14), 10/27/23 Tri-County North (Lewisburg) (63-0), 11/3/23 Cedarville (69-0), 11/10/23 Minster (28-7), 11/17/23 Ansonia (48-0), 11/24/23 Henry [Patrick] (Hamler) (42-0), 12/2/23 Dalton (38-0), 8/23/24 Linton-Stockton (Linton, IN) (45-6), 8/30/24 Franklin (49-0), 9/6/24 St. Henry (42-9), 9/13/24 St. John's (Delphos) (71-0), 9/20/24 New Bremen (48-7), 9/27/24 Versailles (48-0), 10/4/24 Fort Recovery (62-0), 10/11/24 Anna (42-0), 10/18/24 Minster (21-0), 10/25/24 Coldwater (35-0), 11/1/24 Fort Recovery (68-0), 11/8/24 Tri-Village (New Madison) (56-14), 11/15/24 Ansonia (61-0), 11/22/24 Minster (21-7), 11/29/24 Columbus Grove (41-6), 12/6/24 Hillsdale (Jeromesville) (74-0)

SCHEDULE
2025 Projected League Finish*: 1st
schedule not yet available; please check back later in the summer to see analysis of schedule including toughest opponents, overall schedule strength, projected W-L record, probability of an undefeated season, etc.




*temporary; not finalized until August 7th






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