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GENERAL
Nickname: Fighting Irish
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Eric Depew
League: York-Adams 3
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank: #34

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

TOP PLAYERS
Hakeem Kinard Senior QB/CB
Qua'shawn Grooms Senior WR/SS
Scott Bartkowiak Senior WR/OLB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Athleticism, Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Lines

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 4
2013 National Rank: #6972
2013 State Rank: #301
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 5.2
2014 National Rank: #6398
2014 State Rank: #283
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -6.4
Dynasty National Rank: #10252
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.9
Dynasty Record: 55-62 (43-38 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 8-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 6-3 (3rd)
2013 Points For Average: 26.2
2013 Points Against Average: 17.8
2013 Differential: +8.4
2013 Wins: #9252 Eastern York (Wrightsville) (26-7), #9605 York Suburban (York) (21-14), #10049 Upper Dauphin Area (Elizabethville) (35-14), #10392 Delone Catholic (McSherrystown) (35-6), #11383 Northeastern (Manchester) (25-20), #11446 York County Tech (York) (40-22), #13015 Biglerville (42-14), #13024 Hanover (44-8)
2013 Losses: #2646 Steelton-Highspire (Steelton) (26-7), #3874 Littlestown (21-7), #4189 Bermudian Springs (York Springs) (48-20), #9484 Fairfield (13-12)
2013 Opponents W-L: 66-65
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/5/14 Susquehannock (Glen Rock) (36-0)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Northeastern (Manchester), 9/5 at Susquehannock (Glen Rock), 9/12 Berks Catholic (Reading), 9/19 at Delone Catholic (McSherrystown), 9/26 Hanover, 10/3 Littlestown, 10/10 at Biglerville, 10/17 Bermudian Springs (York Springs), 10/24 at Fairfield, 10/31 York County Tech (York)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Berks Catholic (Reading) (36.8), Bermudian Springs (York Springs) (11.9), Littlestown (8.1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Hanover (-27.4), Biglerville (-20.5), Susquehannock (Glen Rock) (-15.5)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.5 (-3.4 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.5
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #438
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9128
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%