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GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Steve Boyce
League: Northern Tier - Large
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank: #96

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2011 JV Record: 3-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Ben Shaw 6'0" 195 Senior QB/RB 4.70
Michael Pietropola 6'1" 165 Sophomore QB/CB 4.80
Wyatt Covert 5'7" 175 Junior FB/LB 4.80

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: Youth

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -16.9
2011 National Rank: #11691
2011 State Rank: #509
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
2012 Starting Power Rating: -14.4
2012 National Rank: #11199
2012 State Rank: #487
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -17.9
Dynasty National Rank: #12897
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.5
Dynasty Record: 34-57 (18-31 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 4-6
2011 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2011 Points For Average: 12.6
2011 Points Against Average: 25.3
2011 Differential: -12.7
2011 Wins: #11009 Loyalsock Township (Williamsport) (13-7), #12223 Wyalusing Valley Area (Wyalusing) (14-8), #13250 Montgomery (25-20), #14113 Cowanesque Valley (Westfield) (28-8)
2011 Losses: #3652 Towanda (30-14), #6043 Athens (44-7), #6448 North Penn (Blossburg) (42-6), #8060 Troy (48-13), #8083 Canton (26-0), #11360 South Williamsport (20-6)
2011 Opponents W-L: 48-57
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 9/14 Cowanesque Valley (Westfield), 9/22 vs Canton, 9/29 at Columbia Montour Vo-Tech (Bloomsburg), 10/12 Montgomery, 10/19 at Sayre, 10/26 at Towanda, 11/2 North Penn (Blossburg)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Towanda (18.2), Canton (-0.1), North Penn (Blossburg) (-2.1)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Cowanesque Valley (Westfield) (-38.3), Columbia Montour Vo-Tech (Bloomsburg) (-28.5), Montgomery (-26.1)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.4
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #466
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10986
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 5th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%