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GENERAL
Nickname: Nighthawks
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Jason Potts
League: York-Adams III
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #88

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Ian Bosserman 6'4.5" 230 Senior TE/DE 4.99
Steven Schaffer 5'9" 160 Senior QB/FS 4.70
Jordan Banks 6'1" 180 Senior WR/CB 4.59

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Strong Senior Class, Speed At Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Depth, Inexperienced OL

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: -9.9
2010 National Rank: #10379
2010 State Rank: #455
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
2011 Starting Power Rating: -3.4
2011 National Rank: #8982
2011 State Rank: #383
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -23.5
Dynasty National Rank: #13245
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 20.1
Dynasty Record: 11-40 (9-24 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 5-5
2010 League Record/Finish: 5-4 (5th)
2010 Points For Average: 16.1
2010 Points Against Average: 24.4
2010 Differential: -8.3
2010 Wins: #10652 Biglerville (14-6), #11833 Eastern York (Wrightsville) (28-14), #12689 York Suburban (York) (12-10), #12974 York County Tech (York) (26-6), #14303 Fairfield (46-0)
2010 Losses: #4186 Littlestown (48-6), #5336 Delone Catholic (McSherrystown) (34-8), #5820 Dover (49-14), #6019 Bermudian Springs (York Springs) (29-7), #7343 York Catholic (York) (48-0)
2010 Opponents W-L: 52-53
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 at Dover, 9/10 Littlestown, 9/16 at Biglerville, 9/23 York Catholic (York), 9/30 at Eastern York (Wrightsville), 10/7 York County Tech (York), 10/14 at York Suburban (York), 10/21 Bermudian Springs (York Springs), 10/28 at Fairfield, 11/4 Delone Catholic (McSherrystown)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Dover (16.4), Littlestown (8.9), Delone Catholic (McSherrystown) (7.9)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Fairfield (-33.5), York County Tech (York) (-24.9), York Suburban (York) (-24.2)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.2
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.8
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.4
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #419
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10720
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2011 Projected League Finish: 4th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/2 at Dover [projection: 38-17 loss]