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GENERAL
Nickname: Redbirds
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: Jay Graber
League: West Jersey - Valley (moving from West Jersey - Colonial)
Playoff Division: Central Group 3
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2011 JV Record: 3-4-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Nick Palladino 6'0" 190 Senior QB 4.90
Norman Williams 6'0" 190 Senior RB/WR 4.50
Frank Juba 5'10" 220 Senior LB/FB 4.55

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Balanced Offense, Talented Defense
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Key Seniors, Secondary

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 11
2011 National Rank: #5220
2011 State Rank: #132
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 19.3
2012 National Rank: #3107
2012 State Rank: #71
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -19.6
Dynasty National Rank: #13132
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 40.1
Dynasty Record: 23-66 (10-23 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 6-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (tied for 2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 24
2011 Points Against Average: 19.6
2011 Differential: +4.4
2011 Wins: #2019 West Windsor-Plainsboro South (Princeton Junction) (27-24), #6663 Hopewell Valley Central (Pennington) (30-6), #8190 New Egypt (31-28), #9678 Princeton (10-7), #10449 Robbinsville (32-16), #12462 Bordentown (35-6)
2011 Losses: #901 Neptune (40-33), #3155 Northern Burlington (Columbus) (28-14), #7172 Pemberton (20-14), #8405 Trenton Central (Trenton) (21-14)
2011 Opponents W-L: 58-46
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; West Jersey - Colonial)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 9/7 Steinert (Hamilton), 9/14 New Egypt, 9/22 at Hamilton, 9/28 Hopewell Valley Central (Pennington), 10/5 Trenton Central (Trenton), 10/12 at Holy Cross (Delran), 10/20 at Nottingham (Hamilton), 10/26 at Notre Dame (Lawrenceville), 11/2 Hightstown
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Steinert (Hamilton) (25.6), Notre Dame (Lawrenceville) (16.4), Nottingham (Hamilton) (13.3)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Hightstown (-6.7), New Egypt (-3), Trenton Central (Trenton) (-2.7)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.3 (8.7 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.6
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +9.9
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #153
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5264
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 12%