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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Raiders
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Brett Myers
League: Mid-Penn - Capital
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #17

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2015 JV Record: 8-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Brady Fox 5'8" 190 Junior 4.5
Jaelen Thompson 5'9" 190 Senior 4.5
Hunter Landis 6'1" 200 Senior LB 4.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Starters

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 15.5
2015 National Rank: #4356
2015 State Rank: #176
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 21.5
2016 National Rank: #3018
2016 State Rank: #120
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 3.1
Dynasty National Rank: #7202
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.4
Dynasty Record: 58-78 (34-52 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 7-4
2015 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 28.5
2015 Points Against Average: 18.9
2015 Differential: +9.6
2015 Wins: #3858 Northern York (Dillsburg) (19-16), #3977 Camp Hill (25-22), #5868 Palmyra (49-13), #8214 Elizabethtown (14-13), #8269 Boiling Springs (49-14), #10250 Trinity (Camp Hill) (35-7), #11215 West Perry (Elliottsburg) (45-7)
2015 Losses: #997 Lower Dauphin (Hummelstown) (35-21), #3155 East Pennsboro (Enola) (42-20), #3943 Milton Hershey (Hershey) (20-19), #6285 Steelton-Highspire (Steelton) (19-18)
2015 Opponents W-L: 67-56
Recent League Championships: 2009 (Mid-Penn - Liberty), 2008 (Mid-Penn - Liberty)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Lower Dauphin (Hummelstown) (27-7)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 at Lower Dauphin (Hummelstown), 9/9 Northern York (Dillsburg), 9/16 at West Perry (Elliottsburg), 9/23 East Pennsboro (Enola), 9/30 at Trinity (Camp Hill), 10/7 Palmyra, 10/14 at Camp Hill, 10/22 Boiling Springs, 10/28 at Milton Hershey (Hershey), 11/4 Steelton-Highspire (Steelton)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Lower Dauphin (Hummelstown) (34.5), Milton Hershey (Hershey) (18.7), Northern York (Dillsburg) (16.2)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Trinity (Camp Hill) (-17.4), West Perry (Elliottsburg) (-10.9), Boiling Springs (-7)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9 (10.3 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.8
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #257
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5743
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%