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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Chris Bartlett
League: C North (moving from C East)
Playoff Division: C
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2014 JV Record: 3-3
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Drew Nealey 6'1" 170 Senior QB/S 4.48
Jared Hansen 6'1" 225 Senior TE/ILB 4.96
Alex Canning 6'0" 190 Senior RB/OLB 4.76

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Good Deal Of Experience/Depth Returning, Have Five 3-Year Varsity Players On Offense, Have 6 Multiple-Year Starters Defensively
Team Weaknesses: Need To Replace Two All-Conference Gs

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 1.7
2014 National Rank: #7456
2014 State Rank: #28
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 10.2
2015 National Rank: #5410
2015 State Rank: #19
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -3.3
Dynasty National Rank: #9308
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.5
Dynasty Record: 54-59 (44-47 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 6-4
2014 League Record/Finish: 5-3 (4th)
2014 Points For Average: 34.9
2014 Points Against Average: 31.1
2014 Differential: +3.8
2014 Wins: #10280 Madison/Carrabec (Madison) (20-12), #10280 Madison/Carrabec (Madison) (82-60), #10505 Mount Desert Island (Mount Desert) (36-14), #11381 Old Town (50-34), #13403 Hermon (48-6), #13859 Camden Hills (Rockport) (45-15)
2014 Losses: #1473 Winslow (34-18), #1473 Winslow (62-6), #6441 Foxcroft (Dover-Foxcroft) (34-26), #8979 Nokomis (Newport) (40-18)
2014 Opponents W-L: 47-44
Recent State Championships: 2003 (B)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/18/15 Madison/Carrabec (Madison) (20-9)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/4 Winslow, 9/11 at Mount Desert Island (Mount Desert), 9/18 Madison/Carrabec (Madison), 9/25 at Bapst [John] (Bangor), 10/2 Old Town, 10/9 Waterville, 10/16 at Foxcroft (Dover-Foxcroft), 10/23 at Oceanside (Rockland)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Winslow (33.2), Waterville (16.1), Foxcroft (Dover-Foxcroft) (6)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Oceanside (Rockland) (-19.1), Bapst [John] (Bangor) (-14.7), Mount Desert Island (Mount Desert) (-11.7)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16 (-1.7 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.3
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +14.7
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #34
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8375
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2
2015 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%