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GENERAL
Nickname: Thundering Herd
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Patrick Conrad
League: Mid-Penn - Commonwealth
Playoff Division: AAAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #31

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2015 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Nate Barnes 6'2" 205 Senior WR/SS 4.75
Gavyn Barnes 5'9" 185 Junior WR/CB 4.65
Eric Harris 6'2" 210 Senior QB 4.85

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talent Level Is There To Be Competitive At Many Positions, QB/WR, Strengths Across Board Defensively
Team Weaknesses: Depth Will Be An Issue As Younger Players Develop/Gain Experience, Important To Stay Healthy

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 21.8
2015 National Rank: #3134
2015 State Rank: #119
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 25.3
2016 National Rank: #2410
2016 State Rank: #89
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 14.3
Dynasty National Rank: #3722
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11
Dynasty Record: 47-89 (29-59 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 5-6
2015 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (5th)
2015 Points For Average: 38.2
2015 Points Against Average: 37.7
2015 Differential: +0.5
2015 Wins: #4174 Harrisburg (63-25), #6336 Red Land (Lewisberry) (54-49), #7249 Chambersburg (49-35), #9674 Mifflin County (Lewistown) (56-26), #9846 Mechanicsburg (49-33)
2015 Losses: #384 Cumberland Valley (Mechanicsburg) (44-20), #436 Central Dauphin (Harrisburg) (59-39), #436 Central Dauphin (Harrisburg) (52-27), #683 State College (40-21), #1221 Central Dauphin East (Harrisburg) (35-28), #3865 South Western (Hanover) (17-14)
2015 Opponents W-L: 69-61
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Mechanicsburg (44-0)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 at Mechanicsburg, 9/9 at Red Land (Lewisberry), 9/16 South Western (Hanover), 9/23 Central Dauphin (Harrisburg), 9/30 State College, 10/7 at Susquehanna Township (Harrisburg), 10/14 at Cumberland Valley (Mechanicsburg), 10/21 Central Dauphin East (Harrisburg), 10/29 at Harrisburg, 11/4 Chambersburg
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Central Dauphin (Harrisburg) (49.9), State College (47.3), Cumberland Valley (Mechanicsburg) (41.1)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Mechanicsburg (-7), Chambersburg (4.4), South Western (Hanover) (7.1)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.8 (25 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.2
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.4
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #35
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1252
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2016 Projected League Finish: 5th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%