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GENERAL
Nickname: Comets
Colors: Scarlet/Gray
Coach: Sam Millich
League: Section 3 A (moving from Section 3 A - National)
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank: #28

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

TOP PLAYERS
Jarod Jackson 6'2" 180 Senior QB 4.8
Elijah Whitfield 6'1" 165 Sophomore WR/DB 5.0
Collin Null 6'1" 260 Sophomore OL/DL 5.2

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB, Athleticism
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 8.6
2016 National Rank: #5416
2016 State Rank: #169
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2017 Starting Power Rating: 3.1
2017 National Rank: #6587
2017 State Rank: #207
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 11.5
Dynasty National Rank: #4512
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.4
Dynasty Record: 73-51 (41-29 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 5-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2016 Points For Average: 26.4
2016 Points Against Average: 23.4
2016 Differential: +3
2016 Wins: #7602 Jamesville-DeWitt (DeWitt) (28-14), #7602 Jamesville-DeWitt (DeWitt) (34-27), #8654 Watertown (48-12), #9351 New Hartford (42-14), #10087 Bodley [G. Ray] (Fulton) (49-24)
2016 Losses: #1800 Whitesboro (Marcy) (16-0), #1800 Whitesboro (Marcy) (38-0), #3908 Indian River (Philadelphia) (28-21), #6070 Central Square (38-16)
2016 Opponents W-L: 47-33
Recent League Championships: 2008 (tied for 1st; Section 3 Class A - National), 2007 (Section 3 Class A - National)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Jamesville-DeWitt (DeWitt), 9/9 at Fowler [George] (Syracuse), 9/15 Whitesboro (Marcy), 9/22 Indian River (Philadelphia), 9/29 at Bodley [G. Ray] (Fulton), 10/6 at Oswego, 10/13 Watertown, 10/20 East Syracuse-Minoa (East Syracuse)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Whitesboro (Marcy) (28.9), Indian River (Philadelphia) (20.1), East Syracuse-Minoa (East Syracuse) (8.4)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Fowler [George] (Syracuse) (-21.9), Bodley [G. Ray] (Fulton) (-11.8), Watertown (-3.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.2 (9.4 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.5
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #184
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6615
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 4th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%