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GENERAL
Nickname: Galloping Ghosts
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Tim Sorber
League: Suburban One - National
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #15

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Daron Boone 5'11" 195 Senior MLB/WB 4.60
Juawine Sowell 5'9" 175 Senior FS/RB 4.44
Omar Peterkin 6'1" 295 Senior OL/DL 4.99

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Running Game

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 40.1
2013 National Rank: #773
2013 State Rank: #28
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 39.3
2014 National Rank: #710
2014 State Rank: #23
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 26.5
Dynasty National Rank: #1204
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.1
Dynasty Record: 87-47 (47-28 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 10-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2013 Points For Average: 30.2
2013 Points Against Average: 19.8
2013 Differential: +10.4
2013 Wins: #1010 Garnet Valley (Glen Mills) (26-21), #2309 Council Rock North (Newtown) (41-6), #2353 Upper Dublin (Fort Washington) (55-25), #2888 Plymouth Whitemarsh (Plymouth Meeting) (34-12), #4198 Truman [Harry S] (Levittown) (31-7), #4598 Central Bucks East (Doylestown) (28-7), #5570 Council Rock South (Holland) (41-14), #6238 Tennent [William] (Warminster) (33-12), #6866 Bensalem (19-13), #9124 Fels [Samuel] (Philadelphia) (53-22)
2013 Losses: #117 Neshaminy (Langhorne) (31-14), #117 Neshaminy (Langhorne) (35-14), #395 Pennsbury (Fairless Hills) (37-0), #6002 Cheltenham (Wyncote) (35-34)
2013 Opponents W-L: 95-68
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/29/14 Northeast (Philadelphia) (35-34), 9/5/14 Plymouth Whitemarsh (Plymouth Meeting) (23-8)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Northeast (Philadelphia), 9/5 at Plymouth Whitemarsh (Plymouth Meeting), 9/12 Upper Dublin (Fort Washington), 9/19 at Neshaminy (Langhorne), 9/27 Pennsbury (Fairless Hills), 10/2 at Pennridge (Perkasie), 10/10 Central Bucks South (Warrington), 10/17 Souderton, 10/24 at Bensalem, 10/31 North Penn (Lansdale)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Neshaminy (Langhorne) (57), Pennsbury (Fairless Hills) (49.5), North Penn (Lansdale) (46.1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Bensalem (4.4), Northeast (Philadelphia) (7), Souderton (9.9)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.1 (26.9 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.8
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #26
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #899
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 4th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%