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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Ralph Boettger
League: Section 4 B Division 3 (moving from Section 4 C Division 5)
Playoff Division: B
Playoff Division Rank: #44

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2015 JV Record: 2-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Denver Space 6'2" 220 Senior OL/DT 5.27
Trevor Gardner 5'10" 175 Senior QB/SS 5.01
Elim Schenck 6'1" 185 Senior SE/DE 4.95

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Depth, Speed, Intelligence
Team Weaknesses: Young/Untested Players Stepping Into Prominent Roles

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -3.3
2015 National Rank: #8698
2015 State Rank: #286
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.4
2016 Starting Power Rating: -2.8
2016 National Rank: #8493
2016 State Rank: #271
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -4
Dynasty National Rank: #9491
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.2
Dynasty Record: 45-70 (17-38 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 5-4
2015 League Record/Finish: 1-2 (3rd)
2015 Points For Average: 22.9
2015 Points Against Average: 21.6
2015 Differential: +1.3
2015 Wins: #9778 Moravia (34-26), #9819 Groton (39-34), #11921 Oneonta (45-12), #13083 Edison [Thomas A.] (Elmira Heights) (21-14), #13368 Newfield (35-6)
2015 Losses: #334 Chenango Forks (Binghamton) (49-0), #5577 Watkins Glen/Odessa-Montour (Watkins Glen) (22-19), #8178 Norwich (13-0), #8727 Lansing (18-13)
2015 Opponents W-L: 36-46
Recent League Championships: 2008 (tied for 1st; Section 4 B Division IV)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 Groton, 9/9 at Spencer-Van Etten/Candor (Spencer), 9/16 Windsor Central (Windsor), 9/23 at Ithaca, 9/30 Chittenango, 10/7 at Owego Free Academy (Owego), 10/14 at Waverly, 10/21 Maine-Endwell (Endwell)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Maine-Endwell (Endwell) (39.8), Waverly (33.1), Windsor Central (Windsor) (15)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Groton (-8.3), Ithaca (-0.7), Chittenango (9.5)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15 (1.8 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.7
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +27.7
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #42
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3887
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-6
2016 Projected League Finish: 4th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%