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GENERAL
Nickname: Clippers
Colors: Red/Blue/White
Coach: Joe Cipp
League: Section 11 Division III (moving from Section 11 Division II)
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2016 JV Record: 2-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Ryan Baumann 6'2" 225 Senior DE/OL 4.9
Sean McGourty 6'1" 265 Senior OL/DL 5.1
Cole Cipp 5'11" 160 Senior WR/DB 4.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Coming Off Division Championship, Some Core Line Starters Return
Team Weaknesses: Graduated All-State Players At QB/WR, Lost All-County LB To Graduation, Moving To A Different Division

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 20.9
2016 National Rank: #3001
2016 State Rank: #69
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.1
2017 Starting Power Rating: 15.4
2017 National Rank: #3929
2017 State Rank: #95
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -7.6
Dynasty National Rank: #10514
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 23
Dynasty Record: 86-50 (72-42 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 37
2016 Points Against Average: 11.4
2016 Differential: +25.6
2016 Wins: #2988 North Babylon (50-14), #5926 Huntington (34-14), #6668 Centereach (36-20), #7897 Smithtown East (Smithtown) (28-7), #9535 Deer Park (63-6), #9620 Smithtown West (Smithtown) (41-8), #10774 Riverhead (42-0), #12129 Copiague [Walter G. O'Connell] (Copiague) (56-0)
2016 Losses: #1651 West Islip (28-6), #1651 West Islip (17-14)
2016 Opponents W-L: 46-45
Recent State Championships: 2010 (Long Island II), 2005 (Long Island II)
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st; Section 11 Division II), 2006 (tied for 1st; Section 11 Division II), 2005 (Section 11 Division II)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/8 at Westhampton Beach, 9/16 at Islip, 9/23 East Hampton, 9/28 Sayville, 10/7 East Islip (Islip Terrace), 10/14 West Babylon, 10/21 at Half Hollow Hills West (Dix Hills), 10/27 at Kings Park
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Half Hollow Hills West (Dix Hills) (35.3), Sayville (29.4), East Islip (Islip Terrace) (25.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Islip (-4), West Babylon (3.9), Kings Park (14.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1 (7.9 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +15
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #20
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2588
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 6th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%