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GENERAL
Nickname: Lancers
Colors: Red/Gold
Coach: Richard Drayton
League: Philadelphia Public - AAAA Silver
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #143

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2010 JV Record: 3-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Rich Drayton III 6'0" 195 Senior WR/LB
Dave Rosairio 6'1" 230 Senior OL/DL
Dominique Jones 5'8" 170 Junior FB/LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Weaknesses: Offensive Backfield Experience

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: -11.5
2010 National Rank: #10722
2010 State Rank: #476
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: -14
2011 National Rank: #11289
2011 State Rank: #494
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -6.6
Dynasty National Rank: #10082
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.4
Dynasty Record: 23-32 (12-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 6-6
2010 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th)
2010 Points For Average: 13.5
2010 Points Against Average: 15.1
2010 Differential: -1.6
2010 Wins: #7882 Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia) (19-12), #11938 Mastbaum [Jules E.] (Philadelphia) (21-6), #12072 Franklin [Benjamin] (Philadelphia) (12-6), #12848 South Philadelphia (Philadelphia) (25-0), #13857 University City (Philadelphia) (15-12), #14071 Edison [Thomas Alva] (Philadelphia) (2-0)
2010 Losses: #2436 Northeast (Philadelphia) (29-0), #7405 Fels [Samuel] (Philadelphia) (32-12), #8086 Furness [Horace Howard] (Philadelphia) (26-12), #9774 Olney (Philadelphia) (18-12), #9878 Communications Tech (Philadelphia) (12-8), #10279 Germantown (Philadelphia) (28-24)
2010 Opponents W-L: 60-80
Recent League Championships: 2006 (Philadelphia Public - White), 2005 (tied for 1st; Philadelphia Public White), 2004 (Philadelphia Public Mid-City), 2003 (Philadelphia City B)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia), 9/9 Lincoln [Abraham] (Philadelphia), 9/16 South Philadelphia (Philadelphia), 9/23 Mastbaum [Jules E.] (Philadelphia), 10/7 at Olney (Philadelphia), 10/14 at Edison [Thomas Alva] (Philadelphia), 10/20 at Furness [Horace Howard] (Philadelphia), 10/28 at Bartram [John] (Philadelphia), 11/4 Frankford (Philadelphia), 11/10 at Washington [George] (Philadelphia), 11/24 at Northeast (Philadelphia)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Northeast (Philadelphia) (20.7), Frankford (Philadelphia) (14.6), Washington [George] (Philadelphia) (14.2)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Edison [Thomas Alva] (Philadelphia) (-37), South Philadelphia (Philadelphia) (-23.9), Mastbaum [Jules E.] (Philadelphia) (-17.5)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.7
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.2
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.5
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #391
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10195
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-8
2011 Projected League Finish: 4th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/2 Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia) [projection: 19-7 loss]