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GENERAL
Nickname: Galloping Ghosts
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Tim Sorber
League: Suburban One - National
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #60

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2012 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Craig Reynolds 5'10" 185 Senior RB 4.58
Jake Clark 5'10" 260 Senior G/DT
Keith Boggi 5'9" 175 Senior RB/OLB 4.65

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Jullian Taylor 6'5" 235 Senior TE [Temple]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience At LB, Athletic Defense
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At Some Skill Positions

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 23.2
2012 National Rank: #2782
2012 State Rank: #120
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 20.3
2013 National Rank: #3061
2013 State Rank: #125
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 31
Dynasty National Rank: #1110
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.3
Dynasty Record: 45-15 (27-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 8-4
2012 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2012 Points For Average: 22.6
2012 Points Against Average: 18.8
2012 Differential: +3.8
2012 Wins: #3356 Council Rock North (Newtown) (19-17), #4054 Cheltenham (Wyncote) (7-0), #5093 Central Bucks East (Doylestown) (21-6), #5174 Tennent [William] (Warminster) (37-14), #5380 Council Rock South (Holland) (30-13), #5488 Bensalem (39-20), #8265 Truman [Harry S] (Levittown) (40-12), #8298 Fels [Samuel] (Philadelphia) (24-8)
2012 Losses: #718 Pennridge (Perkasie) (35-14), #1024 Pennsbury (Fairless Hills) (35-9), #1288 Neshaminy (Langhorne) (21-14), #1730 Plymouth Whitemarsh (Plymouth Meeting) (45-17)
2012 Opponents W-L: 71-64
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/22/12 Cheltenham (Wyncote) (7-0)

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 Fels [Samuel] (Philadelphia), 9/7 Plymouth Whitemarsh (Plymouth Meeting), 9/12 at Central Bucks East (Doylestown), 9/20 at Council Rock North (Newtown), 9/27 at Bensalem, 10/4 Pennsbury (Fairless Hills), 10/11 Truman [Harry S] (Levittown), 10/18 at Council Rock South (Holland), 10/25 Neshaminy (Langhorne), 11/1 Tennent [William] (Warminster), 11/28 at Cheltenham (Wyncote)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Pennsbury (Fairless Hills) (35.2), Neshaminy (Langhorne) (35), Plymouth Whitemarsh (Plymouth Meeting) (20.1)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Fels [Samuel] (Philadelphia) (-1.1), Truman [Harry S] (Levittown) (-1), Bensalem (10.4)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.8 (20.4 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.8
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #106
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2865
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-4
2013 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%