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GENERAL
Nickname: Sabers
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Kyle Cook
League: Lackawanna 3
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #81

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jarred Mills 5'7" 165 Senior RB/OLB 4.82
Kyle Donovan 6'2" 195 Senior QB/DE 5.1
Michael Hilkert 6'3" 260 Senior T/DT 5.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: All WRs Return, Leading Rusher Is Back
Team Weaknesses: Lost Several 3-Year Starters To Graduation, Young/Inexperienced On Lines

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -20.6
2015 National Rank: #12012
2015 State Rank: #515
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: -18.1
2016 National Rank: #11583
2016 State Rank: #496
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -11.2
Dynasty National Rank: #11492
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.9
Dynasty Record: 50-87 [49-88 on the field] (24-47 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 2-9
2015 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th)
2015 Points For Average: 8.6
2015 Points Against Average: 23.6
2015 Differential: -15
2015 Wins: #12292 Greater Nanticoke Area (Nanticoke) (28-6), #13374 Holy Redeemer (Wilkes-Barre) (14-7)
2015 Losses: #1886 Dunmore (55-0), #3532 Old Forge (49-13), #3532 Old Forge (21-0), #6663 Meyers [Elmer L.] (Wilkes-Barre) (32-0), #8984 Lackawanna Trail (Factoryville) (20-0), #10120 Montrose (3-0), #10234 Mid Valley (Throop) (26-7), #11543 Carbondale (6-0), #13379 Holy Cross (Dunmore) (35-33)
2015 Opponents W-L: 69-59
Recent League Championships: 2010
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/26/16 Montrose (21-7), 9/3/16 Holy Redeemer (Wilkes-Barre) (8-0)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Montrose, 9/3 Holy Redeemer (Wilkes-Barre), 9/10 Riverside (Taylor), 9/16 at Old Forge, 9/23 at Carbondale, 9/30 at Lakeland (Jermyn), 10/8 Dunmore, 10/15 Lackawanna Trail (Factoryville), 10/22 Mid Valley (Throop), 10/29 at Holy Cross (Dunmore)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Dunmore (25.3), Old Forge (19.7), Lakeland (Jermyn) (12.2)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Holy Redeemer (Wilkes-Barre) (-38.5), Holy Cross (Dunmore) (-37.4), Carbondale (-18.5)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.6 (-2.5 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.4
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +9.2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #439
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9660
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2016 Projected League Finish: 8th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%