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GENERAL
Nickname: Lancers
Colors: Red/Gold
Coach: Rich Drayton
League: Philadelphia Public - Independence (moving from Philadelphia Public - Liberty)
Playoff Division: AAAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #75

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2016 JV Record: 1-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Basheer Steed 6'1" 190 Senior LB
Walt Truxell 5'10" 260 Senior OL
Soosung Whang 5'10" 180 Senior FS/WR

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Collin Washington 6'0.5" 175 Senior WR

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 12.4
2016 National Rank: #4611
2016 State Rank: #193
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.9
2017 Starting Power Rating: 2.3
2017 National Rank: #6791
2017 State Rank: #287
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 0.6
Dynasty National Rank: #8006
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.7
Dynasty Record: 85-70 (48-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 10-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 34.6
2016 Points Against Average: 13.7
2016 Differential: +20.9
2016 Wins: #5398 Frankford (Philadelphia) (28-0), #5877 Franklin [Benjamin] (Philadelphia) (50-12), #9466 Mastery Charter North (Philadelphia) (29-6), #9665 Wissahickon (Ambler) (27-21), #10560 King [Dr. Martin Luther] (Philadelphia) (30-6), #10812 Overbrook (Philadelphia) (36-20), #11264 South Philadelphia/Furness (Philadelphia) (47-6), #11264 South Philadelphia/Furness (Philadelphia) (42-22), #12739 Kensington (Philadelphia) (50-0), #13548 Washington [George] (Philadelphia) (42-8)
2016 Losses: #1985 Northeast (Philadelphia) (32-26), #1985 Northeast (Philadelphia) (31-8)
2016 Opponents W-L: 52-80
Recent League Championships: 2016 (Philadelphia Public - Liberty), 2011 (Philadelphia Public - AAAA Silver), 2006 (Philadelphia Public - White), 2005 (tied for 1st; Philadelphia Public White), 2004 (Philadelphia Public Mid-City), 2003 (Philadelphia City B)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Washington [George] (Philadelphia), 9/1 at Wissahickon (Ambler), 9/8 Frankford (Philadelphia), 9/15 Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia), 9/22 Northeast (Philadelphia), 9/29 Bartram [John] (Philadelphia), 10/6 at Gratz [Simon] (Philadelphia), 10/13 Upper Dublin (Fort Washington), 10/20 at West Philadelphia (Philadelphia)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia) (49.3), Northeast (Philadelphia) (24.5), Bartram [John] (Philadelphia) (18.1)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Washington [George] (Philadelphia) (-39.4), Wissahickon (Ambler) (-12.8), West Philadelphia (Philadelphia) (-11)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #260
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5450
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2017 Projected League Finish: 5th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%