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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Blue/Orange
Coach: David Hearn
League: Henlopen - Southern
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #20

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2015 JV Record: 4-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Brooks Parker 6'1" 185 Junior RB/LB 4.6
Jimmy Adkins 5'10" 170 Senior QB/DB 4.7
Isaac Austin 5'11" 180 Senior RB/DB 4.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Coachable, Team-Oriented, Work-Ethic
Team Weaknesses: Size, Inexperienced In All Areas, Roster Size

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -14.6
2015 National Rank: #11002
2015 State Rank: #35
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
2016 Starting Power Rating: -22.1
2016 National Rank: #12183
2016 State Rank: #36
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 7.3
Dynasty National Rank: #5820
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 29.4
Dynasty Record: 89-51 (52-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 1-9
2015 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th)
2015 Points For Average: 21.8
2015 Points Against Average: 28
2015 Differential: -6.2
2015 Wins: #13994 Seaford (47-0)
2015 Losses: #268 Carroll [John] (Bel Air, MD) (50-14), #3573 St. Mary's (Annapolis, MD) (27-25), #5673 Woodbridge (Bridgeville) (32-6), #6662 Archmere Academy (Claymont) (41-21), #6874 Lake Forest (Felton) (19-14), #7392 Caravel (Bear) (32-24), #8283 Milford (20-19), #9511 Indian River (Dagsboro) (21-20), #10286 Laurel (38-28)
2015 Opponents W-L: 55-49
Recent State Championships: 2009
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st), 2009, 2007, 2006
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/9 at Smithsburg (MD), 9/16 vs St. Mary's (Annapolis, MD), 9/23 at Caravel (Bear), 9/30 Laurel, 10/8 Lake Forest (Felton), 10/15 at Archmere Academy (Claymont), 10/21 at Seaford, 10/28 Indian River (Dagsboro), 11/4 at Milford, 11/11 at Woodbridge (Bridgeville)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Woodbridge (Bridgeville) (14), Caravel (Bear) (10.4), St. Mary's (Annapolis, MD) (9.8)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Seaford (-39.8), Indian River (Dagsboro) (-8.4), Lake Forest (Felton) (-8)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.4
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.4
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #25
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9226
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-9
2016 Projected League Finish: 6th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%