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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Blue/Orange
Coach: David Hearn
League: Henlopen - Southern
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #12

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 1
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2013 JV Record: 4-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Shane Leatherbury 5'11" 155 Senior QB/DB 4.60
Dillon Fletcher 6'1" 190 Senior TE/LB 4.80
Logan Thomas 5'10" 150 Junior RB/DB 4.70

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Quickness
Team Weaknesses: Experience, Physically Undersized, Depth

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 8.5
2013 National Rank: #5888
2013 State Rank: #14
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: -1
2014 National Rank: #8176
2014 State Rank: #25
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 9.6
Dynasty National Rank: #4998
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.6
Dynasty Record: 83-37 (47-19 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 8-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st)
2013 Points For Average: 21.9
2013 Points Against Average: 17.7
2013 Differential: +4.2
2013 Wins: #5958 Carroll [John] (Bel Air, MD) (45-36), #6239 Chesapeake (Pasadena, MD) (30-27), #6400 Woodbridge (Bridgeville) (33-28), #6842 Lake Forest (Felton) (2-0), #10932 Laurel (21-20), #11323 Milford (17-0), #11477 St. Elizabeth (Wilmington) (28-0), #11833 Seaford (26-7)
2013 Losses: #3567 Caravel (Bear) (33-17), #6183 Indian River (Dagsboro) (42-22), #14251 Moyer Academy [Maurice J.] (Wilmington) (2-0)
2013 Opponents W-L: 44-68
Recent State Championships: 2009
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st), 2009, 2007, 2006
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 vs Chesapeake (Pasadena, MD), 9/12 Carroll [John] (Bel Air, MD), 9/19 at St. Elizabeth (Wilmington), 9/26 at Lake Forest (Felton), 10/4 Milford, 10/10 at Seaford, 10/18 at Mount Pleasant (Wilmington), 10/24 Laurel, 10/31 Indian River (Dagsboro), 11/7 at Woodbridge (Bridgeville)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Woodbridge (Bridgeville) (13.7), Chesapeake (Pasadena, MD) (13.3), Carroll [John] (Bel Air, MD) (8.4)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Seaford (-18.6), Milford (-16.9), St. Elizabeth (Wilmington) (-13.9)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.2 (-2.5 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.2
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #31
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8746
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2014 Projected League Finish: 5th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%