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GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Coach: Rick Pennypacker
League: Pioneer
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #33

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

TOP PLAYERS
Eric Bonenberger 6'2" 230 Senior G
Madison O'Connor 6'5" 320 Junior T
Steve Ambs 6'1" 220 Senior TE

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Terrell Chestnut 5'10" 175 Senior DB 4.50 [West Virginia]
Maika Polamalu 6'0" 200 Senior DB 4.65 [Navy]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, Secondary
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At Skill Positions, DL

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 27
2010 National Rank: #1993
2010 State Rank: #85
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 18.5
2011 National Rank: #3160
2011 State Rank: #137
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 24.6
Dynasty National Rank: #1713
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.8
Dynasty Record: 53-12 (38-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 10-3
2010 League Record/Finish: 7-2 (3rd)
2010 Points For Average: 38.4
2010 Points Against Average: 17.1
2010 Differential: +21.3
2010 Wins: #2981 Spring-Ford (Royersford) (20-14), #3890 Interboro (Prospect Park) (42-6), #5677 Perkiomen Valley (Collegeville) (21-10), #6066 Academy Park (Sharon Hill) (44-11), #6153 Upper Perkiomen (Pennsburg) (69-19), #7633 Methacton (Norristown) (49-0), #8205 Pottstown (30-10), #8710 Phoenixville (42-15), #9724 Pope John Paul II (Royersford) (57-6), #11938 Mastbaum [Jules E.] (Philadelphia) (49-6)
2010 Losses: #1280 Strath Haven (Wallingford) (42-28), #2526 Roberts [Owen J.] (Pottstown) (49-20), #2549 Boyertown (34-28)
2010 Opponents W-L: 78-76
Recent League Championships: 2009, 2008, 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/10/11 Pope John Paul II (Royersford) (35-21), 9/16/11 Upper Perkiomen (Pennsburg) (67-7)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 Norristown, 9/10 at Pope John Paul II (Royersford), 9/16 Upper Perkiomen (Pennsburg), 9/23 at Boyertown, 9/30 at Spring-Ford (Royersford), 10/7 Methacton (Norristown), 10/14 at Roberts [Owen J.] (Pottstown), 10/21 Pottstown, 10/28 at Perkiomen Valley (Collegeville), 11/4 Phoenixville
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Boyertown (26.7), Roberts [Owen J.] (Pottstown) (22.3), Spring-Ford (Royersford) (17.9)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Pope John Paul II (Royersford) (-0.4), Methacton (Norristown) (1.2), Phoenixville (6.4)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.8 (11.1 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.6
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.8
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #162
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4284
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%
Opener: 9/2 Norristown [projection: 38-24 win]