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GENERAL
Nickname: Clippers
Colors: Red/Blue/White
Coach: Joe Cipp III
League: Section 11 Division III
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #16

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2011 JV Record: 7-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Nate Chavious 5'8" 165 Senior RB/DB 4.60
Artie LaBranche 6'0" 275 Senior OL/DL 5.55
Connor Cipp 6'0.5" 195 Junior MLB/FB 4.90

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talented Underclassmen
Team Weaknesses: Experience

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -12.4
2011 National Rank: #10853
2011 State Rank: #411
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: -18.9
2012 National Rank: #11950
2012 State Rank: #462
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -7.4
Dynasty National Rank: #10579
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.5
Dynasty Record: 60-29 (49-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 3-6
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-5 (tied for 9th)
2011 Points For Average: 22.7
2011 Points Against Average: 31.6
2011 Differential: -8.9
2011 Wins: #8849 Islip (26-21), #10838 Kings Park (49-40), #13047 Eastport-South Manor (Manorville) (44-19)
2011 Losses: #3386 Sayville (41-0), #7282 Westhampton Beach (43-27), #7282 Westhampton Beach (27-12), #9311 Miller Place (40-18), #10285 Huntington (32-14), #11130 Comsewogue (Port Jefferson Station) (21-14)
2011 Opponents W-L: 55-32
Recent State Championships: 2010 (Long Island II), 2005 (Long Island II)
Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st; Section 11 Division II), 2005 (Section 11 Division II)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 9/8 at Sayville, 9/15 at Amityville Memorial (Amityville), 9/22 Westhampton Beach, 9/29 Rocky Point, 10/6 at Harborfields (Greenlawn), 10/13 at Islip, 10/20 Eastport-South Manor (Manorville), 10/27 Miller Place
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Sayville (19.6), Amityville Memorial (Amityville) (7.6), Westhampton Beach (2.7)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Rocky Point (-35.2), Eastport-South Manor (Manorville) (-28.4), Harborfields (Greenlawn) (-3.9)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.6 (-4.1 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.2
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #277
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9265
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-6
2012 Projected League Finish: 11th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%