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GENERAL
Nickname: Whippets
Colors: Royal Blue/Gold
Coach: Mike Milano
League: Ches-Mont - National
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #64

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Dante Harrell 6'0" 185 RB
Zach Barr 6'0" 190 FB
Matt Dunleavy 6'1" 225 ILB

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Louis Smith 6'1" 160 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experienced Starters On Offense, LBs
Team Weaknesses: DL

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 15.8
2010 National Rank: #4117
2010 State Rank: #183
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 19.5
2011 National Rank: #2971
2011 State Rank: #131
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 31.4
Dynasty National Rank: #841
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.6
Dynasty Record: 46-14 (23-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 4-6
2010 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 4th)
2010 Points For Average: 24
2010 Points Against Average: 23.5
2010 Differential: +0.5
2010 Wins: #2356 Henderson [B. Reed] (West Chester) (30-23), #4288 Quakertown (46-18), #6638 Avon Grove (West Grove) (52-34), #8872 East (West Chester) (35-12)
2010 Losses: #621 Downingtown East (Exton) (42-28), #1746 Malvern Prep (Malvern) (20-0), #2056 Coatesville (26-10), #2806 Glen Mills (Concordville) (21-6), #4063 Bishop Shanahan (Downingtown) (21-19), #5077 Chester (18-14)
2010 Opponents W-L: 58-52
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 3
Streak List: 9/2/11 Penn Wood (Lansdowne) (56-7), 9/9/11 Glen Mills (Concordville) (42-28), 9/16/11 Rodney [Caesar] (Camden, DE) (28-7)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 at Penn Wood (Lansdowne), 9/9 Glen Mills (Concordville), 9/16 Rodney [Caesar] (Camden, DE), 9/23 at Quakertown, 9/30 East (West Chester), 10/14 Avon Grove (West Grove), 10/21 at Downingtown East (Exton), 10/28 at Coatesville, 11/4 Bishop Shanahan (Downingtown)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Downingtown East (Exton) (40.9), Coatesville (32.4), Penn Wood (Lansdowne) (25.5)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: East (West Chester) (-3.1), Avon Grove (West Grove) (1.5), Bishop Shanahan (Downingtown) (12.5)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.7
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.9
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.8
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #76
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2173
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2011 Projected League Finish: 4th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/2 at Penn Wood (Lansdowne) [projection: 26-20 loss]