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GENERAL
Coach: Tom Dickinson
League: Northern Tier - Large
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #42

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2015 JV Record: 7-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Joel Whitteker 6'0" 175 Senior WR/SS 4.75
Brock Burleigh 6'5" 190 Senior QB 4.82
Shane Kelly 6'5" 285 Senior OL/DE 5.23

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning 9 Offensive Starters, Many Underclassmen Saw Playing Time Last Season
Team Weaknesses: Lost 3 Of 4 Starting DL To Graduation

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -5.2
2015 National Rank: #9149
2015 State Rank: #385
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 2.3
2016 National Rank: #7271
2016 State Rank: #315

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 6-6
2015 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 3rd)
2015 Points For Average: 30.8
2015 Points Against Average: 22.4
2015 Differential: +8.4
2015 Wins: #7315 Troy (30-20), #9045 Wyalusing Valley (Wyalusing) (22-8), #9165 South Williamsport (28-14), #12756 Canton (44-8), #13931 Columbia Montour Vo-Tech (Bloomsburg) (44-6), #14143 Bucktail (Farwell) (46-0)
2015 Losses: #4525 Athens (38-20), #6304 Wellsboro (33-12), #6304 Wellsboro (35-34), #10355 Warrior Run (Turbotville) (41-28), #11091 Milton (35-32), #11959 Towanda (31-30)
2015 Opponents W-L: 66-62
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/26/16 Northwest Area (Shickshinny) (41-6), 9/2/16 Athens (12-6)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Northwest Area (Shickshinny), 9/2 Athens, 9/9 Wyalusing Valley (Wyalusing), 9/16 at South Williamsport, 9/23 at Canton, 9/30 Bucktail (Farwell), 10/7 at Towanda, 10/14 Cowanesque Valley (Westfield), 10/21 Troy, 10/28 at Wellsboro
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Wellsboro (14.1), Athens (9.9), Northwest Area (Shickshinny) (8.1)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Bucktail (Farwell) (-42.8), Cowanesque Valley (Westfield) (-27.1), Towanda (-25.5)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.2 (-9 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.9
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.3
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #498
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10734
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%