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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Adam DeWitt
League: Section 11 Division I
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2011 JV Record: 3-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jonathon Taylor 5'8" 265 Senior OL/DL 5.30
Jordan Wesley 6'2" 180 Senior WR/DB 4.60
John Sheridan 6'2" 270 Senior OL/DL 5.40

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Omari Palmer 6'3" 295 Senior OL [Syracuse]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Off-Season Work Ethic
Team Weaknesses: Youth

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 15.9
2011 National Rank: #4159
2011 State Rank: #96
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 5.8
2012 National Rank: #6221
2012 State Rank: #166
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 8
Dynasty National Rank: #5484
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1
Dynasty Record: 58-28 (54-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-2
2011 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (tied for 1st)
2011 Points For Average: 29.5
2011 Points Against Average: 12.9
2011 Differential: +16.6
2011 Wins: #1768 Floyd [William] (Mastic Beach) (14-12), #7154 Lindenhurst (28-10), #9069 Bay Shore (28-14), #9684 Northport (41-21), #9762 Brentwood (48-6), #9997 Patchogue-Medford (Medford) (33-6), #11980 Melville [Ward] (East Setauket) (35-0), #12058 Connetquot (Bohemia) (28-6)
2011 Losses: #1768 Floyd [William] (Mastic Beach) (19-13), #3383 Sachem North (Lake Ronkonkoma) (35-27)
2011 Opponents W-L: 50-44
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 9/8 at Bay Shore, 9/15 Brentwood, 9/22 at Connetquot (Bohemia), 9/29 Floyd [William] (Mastic Beach), 10/6 Sachem East (Farmingville), 10/13 Commack, 10/19 at Sachem North (Lake Ronkonkoma), 10/27 at Central Islip
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Floyd [William] (Mastic Beach) (27.5), Sachem North (Lake Ronkonkoma) (22.1), Sachem East (Farmingville) (-0.7)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Central Islip (-31.8), Connetquot (Bohemia) (-19.2), Commack (-16.5)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.6 (3.8 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.4
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #252
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8743
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%