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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Scarlet/White
Coach: Andy Davis
League: Freelance
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2010 JV Record: 2-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Travis McCurdy 6'0" 175 Senior WR/DB 4.70
Luke Synnestvedt 6'0" 220 Senior OL/DL 5.40
Steve Denby 5'9" 220 Sophomore FB/ILB 5.30

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Conditioning/Depth On Lines
Team Weaknesses: Experience, Team Speed, Depth

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: -6.3
2010 National Rank: #9603
2010 State Rank: #420
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2011 Starting Power Rating: -14.8
2011 National Rank: #11446
2011 State Rank: #498
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -4.8
Dynasty National Rank: #9577
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10
Dynasty Record: 30-14

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 6-3
2010 League Record/Finish:  
2010 Points For Average: 30.9
2010 Points Against Average: 20.6
2010 Differential: +10.3
2010 Wins: #9945 Lower Moreland (Huntingdon Valley) (34-13), #12136 Bristol (45-19), #12220 Delaware Military Academy (Wilmington, DE) (31-26), #13623 Perkiomen (Pennsburg) (28-0), #13694 Delaware County Christian (Newtown Square) (37-7), #14188 George (Newtown) (49-21)
2010 Losses: #6580 Pennington (NJ) (35-26), #7502 Germantown Academy (Fort Washington) (35-7), #9778 Springfield Township (Erdenheim) (29-21)
2010 Opponents W-L: 32-50
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 4
Streak List: 10/16/10 Delaware County Christian (Newtown Square) (37-7), 10/23/10 Lower Moreland (Huntingdon Valley) (34-13), 10/29/10 Bristol (45-19), 11/6/10 George (Newtown) (49-21)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/16 at Hawthorne (NJ), 9/24 Lower Moreland (Huntingdon Valley), 10/1 at Perkiomen (Pennsburg), 10/8 Delaware Military Academy (Wilmington, DE), 10/22 Pennington (NJ), 10/29 Bristol, 11/5 at Tatnall (Wilmington, DE)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Hawthorne (NJ) (9.1), Pennington (NJ) (5.8), Tatnall (Wilmington, DE) (-4.7)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Perkiomen (Pennsburg) (-31.3), Delaware Military Academy (Wilmington, DE) (-19.4), Bristol (-18.8)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.5
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.4
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.1
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #453
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11503
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-4
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/16 at Hawthorne (NJ) [projection: 38-14 loss]