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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Blue/Orange
Coach: David Hearn
League: Henlopen - Southern
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #9

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2012 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Chase Harmon 5'10" 165 Senior TE/OLB 4.80
Danny Cropper 5'10" 190 Senior G/DE 5.00
Shane Leatherbury 5'10" 145 Junior QB/DB 4.60

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Quality LBs, Experience On Lines
Team Weaknesses: Lack Depth, New QB Must Step Up, Holes At Skill Positions

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 12.4
2012 National Rank: #5027
2012 State Rank: #17
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 5.5
2013 National Rank: #6380
2013 State Rank: #21
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 16.7
Dynasty National Rank: #3499
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.8
Dynasty Record: 42-14 (24-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 7-3
2012 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2012 Points For Average: 26.8
2012 Points Against Average: 15.2
2012 Differential: +11.6
2012 Wins: #4472 Dundalk (Baltimore, MD) (30-29), #6206 Lake Forest (Felton) (14-7), #9380 Laurel (46-16), #10330 Woodbridge (Bridgeville) (35-10), #11689 Poly (Woodside) (28-7), #11863 Seaford (35-0), #12386 Washington (Princess Anne, MD) (42-6)
2012 Losses: #2568 Carroll [John] (Bel Air, MD) (28-7), #3737 Indian River (Dagsboro) (32-24), #4565 St. Elizabeth (Wilmington) (17-7)
2012 Opponents W-L: 49-59
Recent State Championships: 2009
Recent League Championships: 2009, 2007, 2006
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 5
Streak List: 10/12/12 Seaford (35-0), 10/19/12 Lake Forest (Felton) (14-7), 10/27/12 Poly (Woodside) (28-7), 11/2/12 Laurel (46-16), 11/10/12 Woodbridge (Bridgeville) (35-10)

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 9/6 Chesapeake (Pasadena, MD), 9/14 at Carroll [John] (Bel Air, MD), 9/20 St. Elizabeth (Wilmington), 9/27 Lake Forest (Felton), 10/4 at Milford, 10/12 Seaford, 10/19 at Moyer Academy [Maurice J.] (Wilmington), 10/25 at Laurel, 11/1 at Indian River (Dagsboro), 11/8 Woodbridge (Bridgeville)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Carroll [John] (Bel Air, MD) (20.6), Chesapeake (Pasadena, MD) (16.1), St. Elizabeth (Wilmington) (10.5)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Moyer Academy [Maurice J.] (Wilmington) (-40.5), Seaford (-24.9), Laurel (-13.3)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.4
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.2
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.6
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #31
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8952
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%