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GENERAL
Nickname: Patriots
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Jason Roeder
League: Eastern Pennsylvania - South (moving from Eastern Pennsylvania)
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #16

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2014 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Joe Young 6'3" 195 Junior QB 4.6
Cordell Cotto 6'4" 275 Senior TE/DE 4.9
Brady Hornbaker 6'0" 225 Junior LB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Return QB/RB/2 Starting WRs, DL
Team Weaknesses: Need To Replace 3 OL

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 40.8
2014 National Rank: #779
2014 State Rank: #28
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 42.3
2015 National Rank: #629
2015 State Rank: #27
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 24.3
Dynasty National Rank: #1585
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18
Dynasty Record: 69-59 (49-49 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 9-3
2014 League Record/Finish: 8-2 (tied for 4th)
2014 Points For Average: 28.3
2014 Points Against Average: 19
2014 Differential: +9.3
2014 Wins: #1143 Whitehall (29-28), #1143 Whitehall (17-14), #1981 Liberty (Bethlehem) (29-0), #2364 Emmaus (35-14), #3988 Allentown Central Catholic (Allentown) (33-14), #4013 Dieruff [Louis E.] (Allentown) (21-14), #4714 East Stroudsburg South (East Stroudsburg) (35-7), #4853 Nazareth (67-34), #6335 Northampton (34-7)
2014 Losses: #225 Parkland (Allentown) (21-13), #251 Easton (47-27), #251 Easton (28-0)
2014 Opponents W-L: 79-64
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 3
Streak List: 9/4/15 East Stroudsburg South (East Stroudsburg) (52-14), 9/11/15 Nazareth (31-27), 9/18/15 Emmaus (28-7)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/4 East Stroudsburg South (East Stroudsburg), 9/11 at Nazareth, 9/18 Emmaus, 9/25 at Northampton, 10/2 Allentown Central Catholic (Allentown), 10/9 at Dieruff [Louis E.] (Allentown), 10/16 Whitehall, 10/23 at Parkland (Allentown), 10/30 Easton, 11/7 at Liberty (Bethlehem)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Easton (52.8), Parkland (Allentown) (50.2), Whitehall (41.5)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Northampton (4.3), Nazareth (8.6), Dieruff [Louis E.] (Allentown) (12)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.8 (32 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.1
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.3
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #11
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #802
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2015 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%