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GENERAL
Nickname: Galloping Ghosts
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Kevin Conlin
League: Suburban One - National
Playoff Division: AAAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #67

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2015 JV Record: 7-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
George Reid Senior WR/FS
Shakur Williams Senior DE
Tom Penecale C/DT

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Leadership
Team Weaknesses: Head Coaching Inexperience

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 4.1
2015 National Rank: #6914
2015 State Rank: #287
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 4.3
2016 National Rank: #6792
2016 State Rank: #288
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 24.3
Dynasty National Rank: #1605
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 20
Dynasty Record: 94-62 (50-39 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 1-10
2015 League Record/Finish: 1-6 (7th)
2015 Points For Average: 22.5
2015 Points Against Average: 41.9
2015 Differential: -19.4
2015 Wins: #9610 Bensalem (36-35)
2015 Losses: #210 Upper Dublin (Fort Washington) (55-14), #455 North Penn (Lansdale) (63-21), #796 Pennsbury (Fairless Hills) (52-21), #1284 Neshaminy (Langhorne) (47-7), #1984 Pennridge (Perkasie) (38-15), #2821 Northeast (Philadelphia) (21-14), #2925 Plymouth Whitemarsh (Plymouth Meeting) (33-18), #3268 Central Bucks South (Warrington) (34-25), #4683 Souderton (42-41), #6138 Cheltenham (Wyncote) (41-36)
2015 Opponents W-L: 84-49
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Central Bucks South (Warrington), 9/2 at Plymouth Whitemarsh (Plymouth Meeting), 9/9 Cheltenham (Wyncote), 9/16 Bensalem, 9/23 Council Rock South (Holland), 9/30 at Neshaminy (Langhorne), 10/7 at Council Rock North (Newtown), 10/14 Truman [Harry S] (Levittown), 10/21 at Pennsbury (Fairless Hills), 10/28 North Penn (Lansdale)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Neshaminy (Langhorne) (40.6), North Penn (Lansdale) (40.1), Pennsbury (Fairless Hills) (24.9)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Bensalem (-5.6), Truman [Harry S] (Levittown) (3.2), Cheltenham (Wyncote) (5.8)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.2
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #64
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2153
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2016 Projected League Finish: 5th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%