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GENERAL
Nickname: Greyhounds
Colors: Blue/Gray
Coach: Jonathan Reising
League: West Jersey - Patriot (moving from West Jersey - Colonial)
Playoff Division: Central Group 3
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2011 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
LJ Terry 6'3" 230 Senior FB/LB 4.90
Jahdiyah Wattley 6'2" 190 Senior WR/DB 4.70
Hank Harvey 6'3" 255 Senior OL/DL 5.20

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Seniors, Off-Season Work Ethic
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Key Starters

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 20.7
2011 National Rank: #3154
2011 State Rank: #78
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 20
2012 National Rank: #2971
2012 State Rank: #67
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 3
Dynasty National Rank: #7151
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.2
Dynasty Record: 40-49 (17-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 9-2
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 27.5
2011 Points Against Average: 23.9
2011 Differential: +3.6
2011 Wins: #4100 Middletown South (Middletown) (35-27), #4350 Burlington Township (Burlington) (27-23), #4342 Cinnaminson (56-55), #5221 Allentown (28-14), #5885 Hamilton (27-21), #6663 Hopewell Valley Central (Pennington) (10-7), #7172 Pemberton (24-14), #8145 Willingboro (14-12), #9157 Delran (40-10)
2011 Losses: #901 Neptune (60-27), #9678 Princeton (20-14)
2011 Opponents W-L: 64-49
Recent League Championships: 2011 (West Jersey - Colonial), 2010 (tied for 1st; West Jersey - Colonial)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/23/11 Allentown (28-14)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/30 at Hun (Princeton), 9/8 at Princeton, 9/14 Cinnaminson, 9/22 at Pemberton, 9/28 at West Windsor-Plainsboro South (Princeton Junction), 10/5 Willingboro, 10/13 at Rancocas Valley (Mt. Holly), 10/20 West Windsor-Plainsboro North (Plainsboro), 10/26 Lawrence (Lawrenceville), 11/3 at Burlington Township (Burlington)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: West Windsor-Plainsboro South (Princeton Junction) (27.1), Hun (Princeton) (24.7), Rancocas Valley (Mt. Holly) (16.8)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: West Windsor-Plainsboro North (Plainsboro) (-17), Princeton (-11.3), Lawrence (Lawrenceville) (-3.7)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.1 (12.3 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #159
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5469
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%