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GENERAL
Nickname: Redbirds
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: Jay Graber
League: West Jersey - Colonial
Playoff Division: Central Group 4
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2014 JV Record: 6-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Ricky Mottram 6'2" 215 Junior MLB/TE 4.71
Joe Pritchard 6'2" 275 Senior OL/DL 5.1
Jordan Winston 6'0" 185 Junior QB/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Entire OL Returns, Second Leading Rusher From Last Season Moving To QB
Team Weaknesses: Lost 3 Secondary Starters

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 22.9
2014 National Rank: #2909
2014 State Rank: #66
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 24.4
2015 National Rank: #2541
2015 State Rank: #60
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -10.1
Dynasty National Rank: #11246
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 34.5
Dynasty Record: 46-76 (22-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 9-3
2014 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2014 Points For Average: 32
2014 Points Against Average: 16.5
2014 Differential: +15.5
2014 Wins: #4267 Trenton Central (Trenton) (31-16), #4801 Central Regional (Bayville) (25-18), #5345 Hopewell Valley Central (Pennington) (38-14), #7247 Notre Dame (Lawrenceville) (30-0), #8176 Nottingham (Hamilton) (24-7), #8420 Cumberland (Seabrook) (38-8), #9248 West Windsor-Plainsboro North (Plainsboro) (35-13), #12017 Steinert (Hamilton) (51-14), #12950 Hightstown (49-14)
2014 Losses: #1365 Lenape (Medford) (18-14), #1660 Rancocas Valley (Mt. Holly) (34-14), #1765 Delsea (Franklinville) (42-35)
2014 Opponents W-L: 69-57
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; West Jersey - Valley), 2012 (West Jersey - Valley), 2010 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/11/15 Notre Dame (Lawrenceville) (40-34), 9/18/15 West Windsor-Plainsboro North (Plainsboro) (80-56)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/5 at Archbishop Wood (Warminster, PA), 9/11 Notre Dame (Lawrenceville), 9/18 at West Windsor-Plainsboro North (Plainsboro), 9/25 Nottingham (Hamilton), 10/9 at Lenape (Medford), 10/16 Hightstown, 10/24 at Rancocas Valley (Mt. Holly), 10/30 Hopewell Valley Central (Pennington), 11/7 at Trenton Central (Trenton)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Archbishop Wood (Warminster, PA) (61.9), Lenape (Medford) (25), Rancocas Valley (Mt. Holly) (22.5)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Hightstown (-17.1), West Windsor-Plainsboro North (Plainsboro) (-15.2), Hopewell Valley Central (Pennington) (2.4)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.9 (8.6 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.1
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #108
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4280
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%