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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Josh Snyder
League: Colonial
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #21

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Trevor Cunningham Senior WR/DB
James Felch Senior OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Secondary Experience, Offensive Depth
Team Weaknesses: Few Returning Starters, Lost 3-Year Starter At P/K

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 26.7
2015 National Rank: #2303
2015 State Rank: #91
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 18.2
2016 National Rank: #3628
2016 State Rank: #145
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 12.7
Dynasty National Rank: #4144
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.5
Dynasty Record: 86-58 (68-48 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 9-3
2015 League Record/Finish: 8-2 (3rd)
2015 Points For Average: 29.8
2015 Points Against Average: 16.1
2015 Differential: +13.7
2015 Wins: #2351 Southern Lehigh (Center Valley) (24-21), #3295 Salisbury Township (Allentown) (30-21), #3295 Salisbury Township (Allentown) (27-14), #5772 Northern Lehigh (Slatington) (31-6), #6323 Palmerton (28-21), #8624 Pen Argyl (37-0), #10496 Catasauqua (39-14), #10970 Bangor (39-0), #11232 Wilson Area (Easton) (40-7)
2015 Losses: #332 Saucon Valley (Hellertown) (27-21), #1920 Notre Dame-Green Pond (Easton) (32-22), #1920 Notre Dame-Green Pond (Easton) (30-19)
2015 Opponents W-L: 73-63
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st), 2009 (tied for 1st; Colonial - Western)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/26/16 Palmerton (13-12), 9/2/16 Salisbury Township (Allentown) (19-5)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Palmerton, 9/2 at Salisbury Township (Allentown), 9/9 Palisades (Kintnersville), 9/16 Wilson Area (Easton), 9/24 at Pen Argyl, 9/30 Saucon Valley (Hellertown), 10/7 at Bangor, 10/14 Southern Lehigh (Center Valley), 10/21 Northern Lehigh (Slatington), 10/28 at Catasauqua
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Saucon Valley (Hellertown) (42.2), Southern Lehigh (Center Valley) (15.5), Salisbury Township (Allentown) (10.1)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Catasauqua (-9.2), Bangor (-8.4), Wilson Area (Easton) (-6.9)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.7 (14.5 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.7
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #275
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6078
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%