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GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: Mike Jurkowski
League: Lackawanna 2
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #97

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Julio Galarza 6'0" 205 Senior SS/WR
Jon Sepe 5'11" 275 Senior T/DT
Clay Hewlett 6'1" 185 Senior QB/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Highly-Motivated, Good Group Of Core Players Returning
Team Weaknesses: Lack Game-Experienced Players, Lost Many Seniors To Graduation

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 0.6
2014 National Rank: #7747
2014 State Rank: #331
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 0.1
2015 National Rank: #7806
2015 State Rank: #334
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -4.1
Dynasty National Rank: #9541
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.2
Dynasty Record: 45-79 (23-49 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 7-4
2014 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd)
2014 Points For Average: 26.1
2014 Points Against Average: 24.3
2014 Differential: +1.8
2014 Wins: #7912 North Pocono (Covington Township) (28-7), #8473 Lakeland (Jermyn) (35-34), #8760 Western Wayne (Lake Ariel) (34-14), #12032 Carbondale (42-16), #12073 Mid Valley (Throop) (20-14), #12330 Tunkhannock (34-13), #13050 Montrose (28-14)
2014 Losses: #1357 Dunmore (55-13), #5340 Fleetwood (57-27), #5890 Wallenpaupack Area (Hawley) (26-20), #10189 Riverside (Taylor) (17-6)
2014 Opponents W-L: 48-71
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/18/15 Mid Valley (Throop) (21-20)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/4 at Wallenpaupack Area (Hawley), 9/11 North Pocono (Covington Township), 9/18 Mid Valley (Throop), 9/25 Carbondale, 10/2 at Tunkhannock, 10/9 Dunmore, 10/16 Riverside (Taylor), 10/23 at Lakeland (Jermyn), 10/30 Western Wayne (Lake Ariel), 11/6 at Montrose
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Dunmore (27), Wallenpaupack Area (Hawley) (5), North Pocono (Covington Township) (4.6)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Montrose (-37.5), Tunkhannock (-23.3), Mid Valley (Throop) (-21.8)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.1 (-4.7 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.2
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.9
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #400
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10182
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2015 Projected League Finish: 4th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%