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GENERAL
Nickname: Whippets
Colors: Royal Blue/Gold
Coach: Mike Milano
League: Ches-Mont - National
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #31

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2013 JV Record: 7-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Tyler McNulty 6'2" 195 Senior QB
Tom Mattioni 6'1" 185 Junior ATH 4.65
Jake Barr 5'11" 175 Junior RB 4.67

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed, Experience
Team Weaknesses: Physically Undersized

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 31.4
2013 National Rank: #1633
2013 State Rank: #66
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 30.6
2014 National Rank: #1477
2014 State Rank: #49
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 24
Dynasty National Rank: #1579
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.9
Dynasty Record: 81-44 (40-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 8-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 30.6
2013 Points Against Average: 19.7
2013 Differential: +10.9
2013 Wins: #1743 Coatesville (24-7), #3016 Henderson [B. Reed] (West Chester) (17-14), #3263 Downingtown East (Exton) (29-28), #3927 Great Valley (Malvern) (35-7), #4863 East (West Chester) (49-9), #5110 Bishop Shanahan (Downingtown) (31-7), #6002 Cheltenham (Wyncote) (56-14), #8768 Avon Grove (West Grove) (41-13)
2013 Losses: #117 Neshaminy (Langhorne) (39-0), #942 Spring-Ford (Royersford) (43-21), #2888 Plymouth Whitemarsh (Plymouth Meeting) (36-34)
2013 Opponents W-L: 77-50
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/29/14 Haverford (Havertown) (31-2)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Haverford (Havertown), 9/5 Neshaminy (Langhorne), 9/13 Mifflin County (Lewistown), 9/19 Henderson [B. Reed] (West Chester), 9/26 Avon Grove (West Grove), 10/2 at Great Valley (Malvern), 10/11 at Bishop Shanahan (Downingtown), 10/17 East (West Chester), 10/24 Downingtown East (Exton), 10/31 at Coatesville
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Neshaminy (Langhorne) (57), Coatesville (31.8), Henderson [B. Reed] (West Chester) (28.6)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Avon Grove (West Grove) (-13.6), Bishop Shanahan (Downingtown) (11.9), East (West Chester) (16.5)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.3 (23.3 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.4
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #49
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1586
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%