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GENERAL
Nickname: Friars
Colors: Blue/Silver
Coach: Kevin Pellegrini
League: Inter-Academic
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2010 JV Record: 6-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Mike Mooney 6'6" 270 Senior DT/T [Virginia]
Connor Mahoney 6'4" 255 Senior DE/G [Northwestern]
Joe Nilan 6'0" 220 Senior OLB/FB 4.85

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Shawn Wilson 5'9" 180 Senior RB 4.50

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, Running Game, Experience
Team Weaknesses: Secondary, Special Teams

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 28.7
2010 National Rank: #1746
2010 State Rank: #72
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 39.1
2011 National Rank: #542
2011 State Rank: #23
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 37.6
Dynasty National Rank: #381
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.8
Dynasty Record: 41-11 (22-3 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 7-4
2010 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2010 Points For Average: 17.9
2010 Points Against Average: 13.8
2010 Differential: +4.1
2010 Wins: #1879 Penn Wood (Lansdowne) (28-12), #2037 St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia) (14-13), #4117 Downingtown West (Downingtown) (20-0), #4645 Chestnut Hill Academy (Philadelphia) (17-14), #4852 Penn Charter [William] (Philadelphia) (14-3), #7502 Germantown Academy (Fort Washington) (28-7), #8406 Episcopal Academy (Newtown Square) (28-7)
2010 Losses: #34 Bergen Catholic (Oradell, NJ) (34-7), #621 Downingtown East (Exton) (14-13), #857 Roman Catholic (Philadelphia) (34-21), #3531 Haverford School (Haverford) (14-7)
2010 Opponents W-L: 62-56
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2007, 2005, 2003 (tied for 1st; Inter Academic)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/10/11 Roman Catholic (Philadelphia) (17-0), 9/17/11 Archbishop Carroll (Washington, DC) (27-17)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 at Ridley (Folsom), 9/10 at Roman Catholic (Philadelphia), 9/17 at Archbishop Carroll (Washington, DC), 9/23 Penn Wood (Lansdowne), 10/8 at Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic (Drexel Hill), 10/15 at Germantown Academy (Fort Washington), 10/22 Penn Charter [William] (Philadelphia), 11/12 Chestnut Hill Academy (Philadelphia), 11/24 St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Roman Catholic (Philadelphia) (39), Archbishop Carroll (Washington, DC) (35.1), St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia) (30.2)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Germantown Academy (Fort Washington) (-0.5), Chestnut Hill Academy (Philadelphia) (13.4), Penn Charter [William] (Philadelphia) (13.6)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.1
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.6
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.5
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #21
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #822
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 22%
Opener: 9/2 at Ridley (Folsom) [projection: 21-3 win]