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GENERAL
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Mike Cottle
League: Lancaster-Lebanon 2
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #135

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2011 JV Record: 0-8
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Kirby Breault 5'10" 170 Senior RB/SS 4.85
Luke Longenecker 5'11" 220 Junior MLB/FB 5.28
Josh Cooper 5'11" 250 Senior DT/C 5.05

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talent At Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Depth, Undersized Lines

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -13.7
2011 National Rank: #11083
2011 State Rank: #481
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: -10.2
2012 National Rank: #10375
2012 State Rank: #450
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 8
Dynasty National Rank: #5484
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 18.2
Dynasty Record: 39-54 (29-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 0-10
2011 League Record/Finish: 0-7 (8th)
2011 Points For Average: 13.9
2011 Points Against Average: 39.5
2011 Differential: -25.6
2011 Wins: none
2011 Losses: #870 Cedar Cliff (Camp Hill) (45-14), #1041 Lampeter-Strasburg (Lampeter) (42-0), #2059 Hershey (51-14), #2515 Manheim Township (Lancaster) (57-24), #4402 Manheim Central (Manheim) (21-14), #4836 Garden Spot (New Holland) (48-7), #6400 Cocalico (Denver) (31-20), #6813 Conestoga Valley (Lancaster) (32-6), #8297 Solanco (Quarryville) (48-27), #9513 Lebanon (20-13)
2011 Opponents W-L: 67-43
Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 9/7 at Hershey, 9/14 Lower Dauphin (Hummelstown), 9/21 Manheim Central (Manheim), 9/28 at Conestoga Valley (Lancaster), 10/5 Lampeter-Strasburg (Lampeter), 10/12 at Ephrata, 10/19 Solanco (Quarryville), 10/26 at Cocalico (Denver), 11/2 Lebanon
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Lampeter-Strasburg (Lampeter) (36), Hershey (28.1), Cocalico (Denver) (12.7)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Ephrata (-13.5), Solanco (Quarryville) (-11.4), Lebanon (-6)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.9
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.8
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #217
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4814
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7
2012 Projected League Finish: 6th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%