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GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Red/Blue
Coach: Wes Littlefield
League: A Pine Tree
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank: #9

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2011 JV Record: 8-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jake Stinson 5'9" 240 Senior NG/G 4.80
Cory McKenzie 5'7" 150 Junior HB/CB 4.60
Chris Delesil 5'9" 200 Senior QB/LB 4.80

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talented Junior Class

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 4.8
2011 National Rank: #6744
2011 State Rank: #23
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 6.1
2012 National Rank: #6152
2012 State Rank: #17
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 1.8
Dynasty National Rank: #7553
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.5
Dynasty Record: 40-39 [39-40 on the field] (28-28 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 6-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 6-3 (4th)
2011 Points For Average: 33.2
2011 Points Against Average: 17.4
2011 Differential: +15.8
2011 Wins: #5492 Bangor (39-20), #9492 Lewiston (48-27), #11024 Little [Edward] (Auburn) (40-14), #11845 Cony (Augusta) (46-0), #12493 Oxford Hills (South Paris) (50-6), #13817 Mt. Ararat (Topsham) (52-0)
2011 Losses: #3581 Lawrence (Fairfield) (28-13), #3581 Lawrence (Fairfield) (25-16), #6614 Brunswick (20-14), #9647 Skowhegan (34-14)
2011 Opponents W-L: 53-46
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Cony (Augusta), 9/7 at Lewiston, 9/14 Skowhegan, 9/21 at Oxford Hills (South Paris), 9/28 at Little [Edward] (Auburn), 10/5 Brunswick, 10/12 Mt. Ararat (Topsham), 10/19 at Bangor, 10/26 at Lawrence (Fairfield)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Lawrence (Fairfield) (18.5), Bangor (9.9), Brunswick (5.3)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Mt. Ararat (Topsham) (-24.5), Oxford Hills (South Paris) (-22.2), Cony (Augusta) (-17.8)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.5 (-2.3 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #39
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9779
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%