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GENERAL
Nickname: Thunderbolts
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Mike Lippy
League: York-Adams 3
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #53

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2013 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Lucas Reynolds 6'2" 205 Senior LB/RB 4.75
Ryan Dickensheets 5'11" 280 Junior DL/OL 5.75
Zach Brown 5'10" 205 Senior ILB/RB 4.95

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Consistency
Team Weaknesses: Youth

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 17.6
2013 National Rank: #3874
2013 State Rank: #159
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 6.8
2014 National Rank: #5988
2014 State Rank: #254
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 11.7
Dynasty National Rank: #4354
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.6
Dynasty Record: 92-35 (70-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 12-1
2013 League Record/Finish: 9-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 32.8
2013 Points Against Average: 14.8
2013 Differential: +18
2013 Wins: #4189 Bermudian Springs (York Springs) (12-10), #4549 Wyomissing (29-23), #6972 York Catholic (York) (21-7), #9027 Annville-Cleona (Annville) (27-10), #9252 Eastern York (Wrightsville) (28-18), #9484 Fairfield (41-12), #9605 York Suburban (York) (26-6), #10218 Boiling Springs (42-14), #10392 Delone Catholic (McSherrystown) (47-7), #11446 York County Tech (York) (49-22), #13015 Biglerville (55-0), #13024 Hanover (49-22)
2013 Losses: #1027 Berks Catholic (Reading) (42-0)
2013 Opponents W-L: 69-74
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2010 (York-Adams III), 2009 (tied for 1st; York-Adams II), 2005 (York Adams 3), 2004 (York Area 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Boiling Springs, 9/5 Greencastle-Antrim (Greencastle), 9/12 at Lancaster Catholic (Lancaster), 9/20 at York County Tech (York), 9/26 Delone Catholic (McSherrystown), 10/3 at York Catholic (York), 10/10 at Hanover, 10/17 Biglerville, 10/24 at Bermudian Springs (York Springs), 10/31 Fairfield
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Lancaster Catholic (Lancaster) (26.5), Bermudian Springs (York Springs) (11.9), York Catholic (York) (6.5)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Hanover (-27.4), Biglerville (-20.5), York County Tech (York) (-15.5)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.5 (0.7 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.4
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +9.1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #430
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8944
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%