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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Blue/Orange
Coach: David Hearn
League: Henlopen - Southern
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Kavon Trader 6'1" 185 Senior RB/LB 4.6
Logan Thomas 5'10" 160 Senior RB/DB 4.7
Brooks Parker 6'0" 190 Sophomore RB/LB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: RB/OL Experience
Team Weaknesses: New QB, Questionable WRs

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 3
2014 National Rank: #7154
2014 State Rank: #22
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 6.5
2015 National Rank: #6217
2015 State Rank: #18
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 9.1
Dynasty National Rank: #5216
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.6
Dynasty Record: 88-42 (51-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 5-5
2014 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2014 Points For Average: 24.1
2014 Points Against Average: 17.5
2014 Differential: +6.6
2014 Wins: #8375 Woodbridge (Bridgeville) (35-21), #8824 Mount Pleasant (Wilmington) (33-6), #9093 Indian River (Dagsboro) (42-6), #11037 Milford (28-14), #13463 Seaford (46-0)
2014 Losses: #3256 Lake Forest (Felton) (27-7), #3362 Carroll [John] (Bel Air, MD) (42-19), #4151 Laurel (34-13), #5566 Chesapeake (Pasadena, MD) (13-10), #11239 St. Elizabeth (Wilmington) (12-8)
2014 Opponents W-L: 48-55
Recent State Championships: 2009
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st), 2009, 2007, 2006
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/11 at Carroll [John] (Bel Air, MD), 9/18 at St. Mary's (Annapolis, MD), 9/25 Caravel (Bear), 10/2 at Laurel, 10/10 at Lake Forest (Felton), 10/16 Archmere Academy (Claymont), 10/24 Seaford, 10/30 at Indian River (Dagsboro), 11/6 Milford, 11/13 Woodbridge (Bridgeville)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Carroll [John] (Bel Air, MD) (25.4), Lake Forest (Felton) (23.5), St. Mary's (Annapolis, MD) (21.2)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Seaford (-31.9), Milford (-13.9), Woodbridge (Bridgeville) (-8.7)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.4
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.1
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.5
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #21
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6553
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2015 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%