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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Royal/Silver
Coach: Jason Vosheski
League: Delaware Valley
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2016 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Kareem Burton 5'9" 190 Senior RB/WR 4.45
Jermal Martin 5'10" 160 Senior DB/WR 4.5
Jaion Smith 6'2" 310 Senior OL 5.65

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Championship Experience, Play-Making Ability
Team Weaknesses: Graduation Losses, Leadership

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 36.5
2016 National Rank: #1013
2016 State Rank: #40
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2017 Starting Power Rating: 30
2017 National Rank: #1625
2017 State Rank: #62
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 11.5
Dynasty National Rank: #4512
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.5
Dynasty Record: 96-69 (39-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 13-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 29.1
2016 Points Against Average: 12.2
2016 Differential: +16.9
2016 Wins: #1387 Springfield (24-18), #2096 Marple Newtown (Newtown Square) (26-7), #2096 Bishop Shanahan (Downingtown) (26-13), #3186 East (West Chester) (25-6), #3684 Penn Wood (Lansdowne) (32-8), #3949 Unionville (Kennett Square) (22-18), #5141 Glen Mills (Concordville) (42-15), #5746 Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic (Drexel Hill) (28-8), #5823 Radnor (44-17), #7716 Boyertown (26-7), #8799 Chichester (Boothwyn) (36-0), #8919 Chester (34-0), #8986 Cheltenham (Wyncote) (47-0)
2016 Losses: #75 Archbishop Wood (Warminster) (37-0), #2975 Interboro (Prospect Park) (29-24)
2016 Opponents W-L: 96-78
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014, 2012
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Pennsbury (Fairless Hills), 9/1 at Unionville (Kennett Square), 9/8 Great Valley (Malvern), 9/15 Boyertown, 9/29 at Chichester (Boothwyn), 10/7 at Chester, 10/13 Glen Mills (Concordville), 10/21 at Penn Wood (Lansdowne), 10/27 Interboro (Prospect Park)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Great Valley (Malvern) (18.7), Unionville (Kennett Square) (16.3), Pennsbury (Fairless Hills) (14.9)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Chester (-14.3), Boyertown (-1.7), Chichester (Boothwyn) (-0.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8 (21.3 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #241
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5228
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 61%