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GENERAL
Nickname: Yellowjackets
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Butch Simpson
League: Blue Hen Flight - A
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #13

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 10.4
2015 National Rank: #5519
2015 State Rank: #13
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 3.8
2016 National Rank: #6907
2016 State Rank: #20
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 14.3
Dynasty National Rank: #3722
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.4
Dynasty Record: 82-61 [81-62 on the field] (59-41 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 5-5
2015 League Record/Finish: 3-5 (tied for 6th)
2015 Points For Average: 24.1
2015 Points Against Average: 23.1
2015 Differential: +1
2015 Wins: #7070 DuPont [Alexis I.] (Wilmington) (29-8), #7309 St. Mark's (Wilmington) (19-14), #8644 Glasgow (Newark) (26-12), #9006 Wilmington Charter (Wilmington) (34-0), #10567 Delcastle Vo-Tech (Wilmington) (51-24)
2015 Losses: #1165 Penn [William] (New Castle) (42-14), #1372 Middletown (27-14), #3174 Mount Pleasant (Wilmington) (35-34), #3784 Concord (Wilmington) (47-8), #5346 Appoquinimink (West Middletown) (22-12)
2015 Opponents W-L: 52-52
Recent State Championships: 2004, 2003
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2004 (tied for 1st; Blue Hen Flight A), 2003 (tied for 1st; Blue Hen Flight A)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/13/15 DuPont [Alexis I.] (Wilmington) (29-8)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/9 St. Mark's (Wilmington), 9/16 Mount Pleasant (Wilmington), 9/23 at Appoquinimink (West Middletown), 9/30 at Glasgow (Newark), 10/7 Concord (Wilmington), 10/15 at Penn [William] (New Castle), 10/21 Wilmington Charter (Wilmington), 10/29 at Delcastle Vo-Tech (Wilmington), 11/4 Middletown, 11/11 at DuPont [Alexis I.] (Wilmington)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Middletown (36.4), Penn [William] (New Castle) (25.4), Mount Pleasant (Wilmington) (25)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Delcastle Vo-Tech (Wilmington) (-12), St. Mark's (Wilmington) (-1.2), Wilmington Charter (Wilmington) (-0.5)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.7
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.1
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.4
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #9
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4069
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2016 Projected League Finish: 7th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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