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GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Brown/Gold
Coach: Jeff Boger
League: Mid-Penn - Capital
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #75

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Keith Hunter 6'2" 190 Senior SE 4.51
Nyle Garbutt 6'3" 245 Senior DL 4.90
Qwasif Shabaz 5'7" 170 Junior RB 4.53

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Tre Brown 6'1" 190 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense, Depth On Lines
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Offense

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 9.2
2013 National Rank: #5727
2013 State Rank: #241
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 6.1
2014 National Rank: #6174
2014 State Rank: #270
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 10.8
Dynasty National Rank: #4608
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.4
Dynasty Record: 72-44 (49-24 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 8-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st)
2013 Points For Average: 31.5
2013 Points Against Average: 20.5
2013 Differential: +11
2013 Wins: #5947 East Pennsboro (Enola) (28-14), #7499 Middletown (42-14), #9582 Camp Hill (52-20), #9695 Susquehannock (Glen Rock) (41-14), #10218 Boiling Springs (23-8), #11608 Kennard-Dale (Fawn Grove) (54-20), #11625 Trinity (Camp Hill) (48-27), #11648 Susquenita (Duncannon) (32-15)
2013 Losses: #2646 Steelton-Highspire (Steelton) (40-6), #2984 Dover (34-6), #3515 Hershey (20-15)
2013 Opponents W-L: 53-65
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st), 2009 (tied for 1st; Mid-Penn - Patriot), 2004 (tied for 1st; Mid-Penn Capital)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/5/14 Muhlenberg (Laureldale) (27-7)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Central Dauphin East (Harrisburg), 9/5 Muhlenberg (Laureldale), 9/12 Hershey, 9/19 at Steelton-Highspire (Steelton), 9/26 Camp Hill, 10/3 at Middletown, 10/10 Boiling Springs, 10/17 at West Perry (Elliottsburg), 10/24 Palmyra, 10/31 at Trinity (Camp Hill)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Central Dauphin East (Harrisburg) (28.1), Muhlenberg (Laureldale) (17.3), Steelton-Highspire (Steelton) (15.6)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Trinity (Camp Hill) (-23), Boiling Springs (-9.9), Camp Hill (-7)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.6 (2.1 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.3
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.9
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #298
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6361
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%