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GENERAL
Nickname: Phantoms
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Bill Furlong
League: Pioneer
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #40

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Ryan Pannella 6'0" 180 LB 4.70
Ryan Yenchick 5'8" 165 ATH 4.60
Tom White 6'1" 235 C/OLB 5.10

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: QB, FB

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 20.9
2011 National Rank: #3113
2011 State Rank: #128
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 15.2
2012 National Rank: #3948
2012 State Rank: #164
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 9.8
Dynasty National Rank: #4862
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.6
Dynasty Record: 59-50 (44-37 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 9-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-4 (tied for 3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 25.1
2011 Points Against Average: 23.5
2011 Differential: +1.6
2011 Wins: #3984 Methacton (Norristown) (32-28), #4095 Academy Park (Sharon Hill) (28-27), #4149 Perkiomen Valley (Collegeville) (14-9), #4648 Pope John Paul II (Royersford) (19-14), #4757 Interboro (Prospect Park) (44-20), #5368 Great Valley (Malvern) (43-27), #5840 Upper Perkiomen (Pennsburg) (44-28), #9603 Roberts [Owen J.] (Pottstown) (22-7), #9794 Sts. Neumann & Goretti [John & Maria] (Philadelphia) (38-7)
2011 Losses: #968 Pottsgrove (47-7), #968 Pottsgrove (42-13), #1887 Spring-Ford (Royersford) (27-21), #4703 Boyertown (33-17), #5941 Pottstown (13-9)
2011 Opponents W-L: 89-78
Recent League Championships: 2005
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 9/7 Exeter Township (Reading), 9/14 Methacton (Norristown), 9/21 at Roberts [Owen J.] (Pottstown), 9/28 Pottstown, 10/5 at Perkiomen Valley (Collegeville), 10/12 at Boyertown, 10/20 Pope John Paul II (Royersford), 10/26 at Upper Perkiomen (Pennsburg), 11/2 Pottsgrove, 11/9 Upper Merion Area (King of Prussia)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Pottsgrove (38.4), Exeter Township (Reading) (21), Methacton (Norristown) (17.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Upper Merion Area (King of Prussia) (-11), Roberts [Owen J.] (Pottstown) (-6.9), Pope John Paul II (Royersford) (5.1)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.2 (16.2 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.5
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #183
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4010
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%