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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Maroon/Silver
Coach: Chris Hakel
League: Mid-Penn - Keystone
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #117

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2010 JV Record: 4-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Bryton Barr 6'1" 225 Senior TE/LB 4.60
Frank Rubinic 5'10" 170 Senior QB/DB 4.70
Jake Trump 6'4" 245 Junior OL/DL 5.20

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Senior Leadership, Depth
Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced Starters

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: -6.1
2010 National Rank: #9551
2010 State Rank: #419
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: -8.7
2011 National Rank: #10205
2011 State Rank: #445
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 8.6
Dynasty National Rank: #5484
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 17.3
Dynasty Record: 25-29 (11-19 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 1-9
2010 League Record/Finish: 0-6 (7th)
2010 Points For Average: 16.8
2010 Points Against Average: 32.7
2010 Differential: -15.9
2010 Wins: #7362 Gettysburg (28-25)
2010 Losses: #301 Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg) (40-10), #553 Central Dauphin (Harrisburg) (38-3), #2708 Susquehanna Township (Harrisburg) (38-21), #3547 Cedar Cliff (Camp Hill) (41-39), #4211 Hershey (34-0), #5151 Carlisle (34-0), #7335 Red Land (Lewisberry) (28-26), #8155 Northern York (Dillsburg) (21-14), #8757 Lower Dauphin (Hummelstown) (28-27)
2010 Opponents W-L: 63-52
Recent League Championships: 2008 (Mid-Penn - Colonial)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 Carlisle, 9/9 at Gettysburg, 9/16 at Northern York (Dillsburg), 9/23 Central Dauphin (Harrisburg), 9/30 at Hershey, 10/7 Red Land (Lewisberry), 10/14 Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg), 10/21 at Susquehanna Township (Harrisburg), 10/28 Lower Dauphin (Hummelstown), 11/4 at Cedar Cliff (Camp Hill)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg) (47.7), Central Dauphin (Harrisburg) (35.3), Susquehanna Township (Harrisburg) (28.2)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Lower Dauphin (Hummelstown) (-11.1), Gettysburg (-1.6), Northern York (Dillsburg) (-0.4)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.8
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.9
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.1
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #88
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2655
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-9
2011 Projected League Finish: 6th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/2 Carlisle [projection: 35-12 loss]