New Hope-Solebury (New Hope, PA)       previews home GENERAL Coach: Jim DiTulio League: Bicentennial Playoff Division: AA Playoff Division Rank: #123 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 2014 JV Record: 3-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Matt Fest 6'3" 265 Junior T/DL 5.1 Nick Garritano 6'3" 175 Sophomore QB 4.82 Franco Mannino 5'9" 185 Senior FB/LB 4.85 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Many Returning Starters, Team Worked Extremely Hard In Off-Season Team Weaknesses: Lack Of Depth On Lines, Lost A Few Really Good Players RATINGS 2014 Final Power Rating: -26.2 2014 National Rank: #12838 2014 State Rank: #540 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +10.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2015 Starting Power Rating: -15.7 2015 National Rank: #11234 2015 State Rank: #487 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -21 Dynasty National Rank: #13318 2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.3 Dynasty Record: 28-35 (19-18 in league) HISTORICAL 2014 Overall Record: 4-8 2014 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 4th) 2014 Points For Average: 14.8 2014 Points Against Average: 25.9 2014 Differential: -11.1 2014 Wins: #12890 Jenkintown (6-0), #13789 Nativity BVM (Pottsville) (45-21), #14176 Lower Moreland (Huntingdon Valley) (27-14), #14361 Morrisville (29-13) 2014 Losses: #6295 South Hunterdon (Lambertville, NJ) (31-0), #7188 Academy of the New Church (Bryn Athyn) (44-14), #7423 Springfield Township (Erdenheim) (21-7), #8207 Conwell-Egan Catholic (Fairless Hills) (40-3), #8906 Bristol (42-0), #9650 Delaware County Christian (Newtown Square) (38-6), #12237 Calvary Christian Academy (Philadelphia) (29-28), #12898 Valley Forge Military (Wayne) (18-12) 2014 Opponents W-L: 67-66 Recent League Championships: 2013 Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 3 Streak List: 9/4/15 Future (Philadelphia) (26-6), 9/11/15 Valley Forge Military (Wayne) (42-7), 9/18/15 Calvary Christian Academy (Philadelphia) (21-6) SCHEDULE 2015 Schedule: 9/4 Future (Philadelphia), 9/11 at Valley Forge Military (Wayne), 9/18 Calvary Christian Academy (Philadelphia), 9/25 Jenkintown, 10/2 Bristol, 10/10 at Academy of the New Church (Bryn Athyn), 10/17 at Lower Moreland (Huntingdon Valley), 10/23 Morrisville, 10/31 at George (Newtown), 11/7 at Delaware County Christian (Newtown Square), 11/20 at Morrisville, 11/26 South Hunterdon (Lambertville, NJ) Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Academy of the New Church (Bryn Athyn) (10.4), Bristol (4.1), South Hunterdon (Lambertville, NJ) (-1.1) Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Lower Moreland (Huntingdon Valley) (-50.4), Morrisville (-43.5), Future (Philadelphia) (-33.7) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -22.3 (-14.9 overall) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -22.3 2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: 0 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #484 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13167 2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-5 2015 Projected League Finish: 4th 2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%