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GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Brown/Gold
Coach: Jeff Boger
League: Mid-Penn - Capital
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #37

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2011 JV Record: 5-3-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Tre Brown 6'1" 180 Junior SE/DB 4.47
Sharrdan Long 5'7" 160 Junior HB 4.60
Manny Aleshinloye 6'1" 185 Senior DE 4.90

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, QB
Team Weaknesses: Depth, Kicking Game

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 12.8
2011 National Rank: #4841
2011 State Rank: #213
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 16.1
2012 National Rank: #3753
2012 State Rank: #154
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 12
Dynasty National Rank: #4167
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.3
Dynasty Record: 58-37 (39-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 6-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-3 (4th)
2011 Points For Average: 21.3
2011 Points Against Average: 17.7
2011 Differential: +3.6
2011 Wins: #3778 Palmyra (43-26), #7035 Camp Hill (19-18), #7134 West Perry (Elliottsburg) (21-3), #7862 Susquenita (Duncannon) (20-7), #9656 Middletown (46-20), #10760 Steelton-Highspire (Steelton) (21-0)
2011 Losses: #1839 Trinity (Camp Hill) (21-0), #2059 Hershey (28-18), #2586 East Pennsboro (Enola) (33-7), #5899 Boiling Springs (21-18)
2011 Opponents W-L: 57-53
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; Mid-Penn - Patriot), 2004 (tied for 1st; Mid-Penn Capital)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/4/11 Palmyra (43-26)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 9/7 Kennard-Dale (Fawn Grove), 9/15 Susquehannock (Glen Rock), 9/21 Camp Hill, 9/28 at Trinity (Camp Hill), 10/5 at Middletown, 10/12 East Pennsboro (Enola), 10/19 at Susquenita (Duncannon), 10/26 at Steelton-Highspire (Steelton), 11/2 Boiling Springs
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: East Pennsboro (Enola) (26.7), Trinity (Camp Hill) (26.4), Susquenita (Duncannon) (7.7)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Susquehannock (Glen Rock) (-17.4), Steelton-Highspire (Steelton) (-13.8), Kennard-Dale (Fawn Grove) (-11.2)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.3
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #313
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6832
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%