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GENERAL
Nickname: Redbirds
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: Jay Graber
League: West Jersey - Patriot (moving from West Jersey - Colonial)
Playoff Division: Central Group 4
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2015 JV Record: 7-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Rick Mottram 6'2" 230 Senior LB/TE 4.8
Jordan Winston 6'0" 210 Senior QB/DB 4.5
Ryan Huth 6'5" 260 Senior OL/DL 5.2

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Backfield, Experience
Team Weaknesses: Must Replace A Couple OL

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 18.1
2015 National Rank: #3813
2015 State Rank: #81
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 24.6
2016 National Rank: #2518
2016 State Rank: #54
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -7.9
Dynasty National Rank: #10629
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 32.5
Dynasty Record: 52-81 (24-29 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 6-5
2015 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 3rd)
2015 Points For Average: 27.4
2015 Points Against Average: 31.1
2015 Differential: -3.7
2015 Wins: #3872 Notre Dame (Lawrenceville) (40-34), #4295 Freehold Boro (Freehold) (10-7), #4598 Trenton Central (Trenton) (43-27), #5635 Hopewell Valley Central (Pennington) (27-17), #7720 West Windsor-Plainsboro North (Plainsboro) (80-56), #11148 Hightstown (38-8)
2015 Losses: #241 Archbishop Wood (Warminster, PA) (62-21), #1487 Brick Memorial (Brick) (28-7), #1783 Lenape (Medford) (41-7), #5204 Rancocas Valley (Mt. Holly) (42-14), #9775 Nottingham (Hamilton) (20-14)
2015 Opponents W-L: 67-48
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; West Jersey - Valley), 2012 (West Jersey - Valley), 2010 (tied for 1st; West Jersey - Colonial)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/3 at St. Joseph (Hammonton), 9/9 West Windsor-Plainsboro North (Plainsboro), 9/16 at Shawnee (Medford), 9/23 Northern Burlington (Columbus), 9/30 at Hopewell Valley Central (Pennington), 10/7 Pemberton, 10/22 at Steinert (Hamilton), 10/28 Trenton Central (Trenton), 11/4 at Princeton
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: St. Joseph (Hammonton) (29.9), Shawnee (Medford) (22.2), Trenton Central (Trenton) (21.3)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Princeton (-22.2), West Windsor-Plainsboro North (Plainsboro) (-9), Northern Burlington (Columbus) (-8.2)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.5 (16.6 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.6
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.9
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #119
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5551
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%