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GENERAL
Nickname: Churchmen
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Todd Fairlie
League: Inter-Academic
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2013 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jake Martilotti 6'0" 215 Senior LB/TE
John Minicozzi 5'10" 260 Senior DL/T
Ryan Whayland 6'2" 215 Senior QB

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Evan Butts 6'4" 225 Senior TE [Virginia]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience At QB, Athleticism
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Lines, Inexperience On Lines

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 27.9
2013 National Rank: #2066
2013 State Rank: #88
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 23.6
2014 National Rank: #2506
2014 State Rank: #99
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 19.1
Dynasty National Rank: #2480
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.8
Dynasty Record: 61-47 (19-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 8-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2013 Points For Average: 29
2013 Points Against Average: 21.5
2013 Differential: +7.5
2013 Wins: #990 Father Judge (Philadelphia) (30-22), #3161 Interboro (Prospect Park) (21-7), #3380 Germantown Academy (Fort Washington) (34-25), #3567 Caravel (Bear, DE) (34-15), #4487 Springside Chestnut Hill Academy (Philadelphia) (28-20), #5520 Penn Charter [William] (Philadelphia) (30-0), #6945 Chichester (Boothwyn) (38-20), #8971 Hill (Pottstown) (29-3)
2013 Losses: #393 Malvern Prep (Malvern) (49-21), #3281 Haverford School (Haverford) (27-7), #5846 Lawrenceville School (Lawrenceville, NJ) (48-47)
2013 Opponents W-L: 61-52
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2004 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/30/14 Sts. Neumann & Goretti [John & Maria] (Philadelphia) (28-6)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/30 Sts. Neumann & Goretti [John & Maria] (Philadelphia), 9/5 Interboro (Prospect Park), 9/12 at Caravel (Bear, DE), 9/20 at Hill (Pottstown), 9/26 Roman Catholic (Philadelphia), 10/2 Lawrenceville School (Lawrenceville, NJ), 10/10 Germantown Academy (Fort Washington), 10/17 Penn Charter [William] (Philadelphia), 10/24 Springside Chestnut Hill Academy (Philadelphia), 11/8 at Haverford School (Haverford)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Roman Catholic (Philadelphia) (33.8), Caravel (Bear, DE) (22.4), Haverford School (Haverford) (20.7)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Hill (Pottstown) (-8.9), Lawrenceville School (Lawrenceville, NJ) (3.1), Sts. Neumann & Goretti [John & Maria] (Philadelphia) (8.9)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.9
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.2
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #142
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3380
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%