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GENERAL
Nickname: Maroons
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Dave Moskov
League: Section 3 AA 2 (moving from Section 3 Class AA 2)
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #34

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2013 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Joe Tozzi 6'1" 305 Senior OL/DL
Trevor Ash 6'0" 190 Senior WR/DB
Justin Valentino 6'0" 195 Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 3.2
2013 National Rank: #7142
2013 State Rank: #225
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 9.4
2014 National Rank: #5352
2014 State Rank: #126
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 9.9
Dynasty National Rank: #4886
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.8
Dynasty Record: 44-55 (24-39 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 3-6
2013 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2013 Points For Average: 21
2013 Points Against Average: 29.2
2013 Differential: -8.2
2013 Wins: #8281 Central Square (17-13), #8855 Rome Free Academy (Rome) (23-19), #10222 Proctor [Thomas R.] (Utica) (22-21)
2013 Losses: #695 Christian Brothers Academy (Syracuse) (42-14), #3206 Liverpool (21-10), #3439 Fayetteville-Manlius (Manlius) (35-34), #3784 Baker [Charles W.] (Baldwinsville) (35-15), #5747 Cicero-North Syracuse (Cicero) (49-41), #6263 West Genesee (Camillus) (28-13)
2013 Opponents W-L: 43-39
Recent State Championships: 2006
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; Section 3 Class AA 2), 2007 (Section 3 Class AA 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 at Baker [Charles W.] (Baldwinsville), 9/12 Cicero-North Syracuse (Cicero), 9/19 Union-Endicott (Endicott), 9/26 Fowler [George] (Syracuse), 10/3 at Fayetteville-Manlius (Manlius), 10/10 Proctor [Thomas R.] (Utica), 10/18 at Henninger (Syracuse)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Henninger (Syracuse) (36.3), Union-Endicott (Endicott) (28.6), Fayetteville-Manlius (Manlius) (20)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Fowler [George] (Syracuse) (-30.3), Proctor [Thomas R.] (Utica) (-15.5), Cicero-North Syracuse (Cicero) (3)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.6 (14.7 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.3
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.3
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #58
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5367
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%