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GENERAL
Nickname: Red Raiders
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Jerry Smith
League: Monsignor Martin (moving from Monsignor Martin AA)
Playoff Division: Monsignor Martin
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2010 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Akeel Lynch 6'1" 195 Junior RB/FS 4.50 [Boston College]
Joseph Smith 6'0" 220 Junior C/OLB 4.70
Miles Bartholomew 6'4" 250 Junior T/DE 4.80

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 18.9
2010 National Rank: #3462
2010 State Rank: #74
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +10.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 31.4
2011 National Rank: #1185
2011 State Rank: #20
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 21.9
Dynasty National Rank: #2196
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.8
Dynasty Record: 22-29 (10-5 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 4-7
2010 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (tied for 1st)
2010 Points For Average: 22.5
2010 Points Against Average: 25.7
2010 Differential: -3.2
2010 Wins: #1283 St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo) (49-21), #4469 Cardinal O'Hara (Tonawanda) (35-6), #7348 Bishop Timon-St. Jude (Buffalo) (35-12), #7348 Bishop Timon-St. Jude (Buffalo) (35-15)
2010 Losses: #93 Aquinas Institute (Rochester) (26-11), #437 St. Ignatius (Cleveland, OH) (47-7), #620 Cardinal Mooney (Youngstown, OH) (42-0), #1283 St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo) (49-20), #1393 Holy Trinity (Hicksville) (21-19), #1597 Canisius (Buffalo) (21-19), #4699 Union-Endicott (Endicott) (23-17)
2010 Opponents W-L: 68-49
Recent State Championships: 2008 (Monsignor Martin AA), 2007 (Monsignor Martin AA), 2004 (Monsignor Martin AA), 2003 (Monsignor Martin AA)
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; Monsignor Martin AA), 2007 (Monsignor Martin AA), 2004 (Monsignor Martin AA), 2003 (Monsignor Martin AA)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/3/11 Liverpool (35-14), 9/10/11 Holy Trinity (Hicksville) (50-28)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/3 vs Liverpool, 9/10 at Holy Trinity (Hicksville), 9/17 at Aquinas Institute (Rochester), 9/23 Fairview (PA), 10/1 St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo), 10/7 at Bishop Timon-St. Jude (Buffalo), 10/15 St. Ignatius (Cleveland, OH), 10/22 at Cardinal O'Hara (Tonawanda), 10/29 Canisius (Buffalo)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Aquinas Institute (Rochester) (60.4), St. Ignatius (Cleveland, OH) (47.6), St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo) (36.7)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop Timon-St. Jude (Buffalo) (-1.2), Fairview (PA) (4.7), Liverpool (9.6)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.2 (25.4 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.5
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.3
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #4
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #677
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/3 vs Liverpool [projection: 38-14 win]