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GENERAL
Nickname: Vanguards
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Jim Grugan
League: Ches-Mont - American
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #83

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2012 JV Record: 5-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Juwan Chander 5'9" 165 Junior RB/DB 4.40
Eddie Racine 6'1" 315 Junior OL/DL 5.20
T.J. Mancini 5'11" 185 Senior QB/P 4.75

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Special Teams
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Lines, Must Gel Quickly

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 6.1
2012 National Rank: #6511
2012 State Rank: #276
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 3.2
2013 National Rank: #6954
2013 State Rank: #295
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): -9.6
Dynasty National Rank: #10702
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.2
Dynasty Record: 13-47 (4-24 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 7-5
2012 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (5th)
2012 Points For Average: 28.3
2012 Points Against Average: 25.3
2012 Differential: +3
2012 Wins: #7917 Oxford (21-14), #9059 East (West Chester) (21-20), #9394 Chichester (Boothwyn) (40-14), #10214 Chester (33-14), #10661 Octorara Area (Atglen) (35-14), #11842 Lower Merion (Ardmore) (46-14), #14199 Moyer Academy [Maurice J.] (Wilmington, DE) (41-6)
2012 Losses: #1943 Unionville (Kennett Square) (49-34), #2079 Academy Park (Sharon Hill) (32-0), #2758 Rustin [Bayard] (West Chester) (36-29), #4099 Kennett (Kennett Square) (35-13), #4624 Great Valley (Malvern) (55-26)
2012 Opponents W-L: 52-72
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 2
Streak List: 11/9/12 East (West Chester) (21-20), 11/22/12 Chichester (Boothwyn) (40-14)

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 at Lower Merion (Ardmore), 9/7 at Chester, 9/13 Academy Park (Sharon Hill), 9/20 Unionville (Kennett Square), 9/27 at Kennett (Kennett Square), 10/4 Octorara Area (Atglen), 10/12 at Rustin [Bayard] (West Chester), 10/18 Great Valley (Malvern), 10/25 at Oxford, 11/1 at East (West Chester), 11/28 Chichester (Boothwyn)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Academy Park (Sharon Hill) (29.2), Unionville (Kennett Square) (28.7), Rustin [Bayard] (West Chester) (23.3)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Lower Merion (Ardmore) (-18.3), Chester (-8.1), Chichester (Boothwyn) (-5.8)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.6
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.5
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.9
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #243
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5453
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-6
2013 Projected League Finish: 6th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%