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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Justin Wood
League: Section 4 C Division 4 (moving from Section 4 B Division 3)
Playoff Division: C
Playoff Division Rank: #46

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Wes Stahlman 6'2" 190 Senior WB/OLB 4.71
Brandon Mailler 5'11" 220 Junior LB/OL 5.1
Landon Wright 5'11" 170 Senior WB/DB 4.54

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Have Many Players With Experience/Ability To Play Multiple Positions
Team Weaknesses: Must Stay Healthy

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -18.6
2016 National Rank: #11353
2016 State Rank: #463
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -10.4
2017 Starting Power Rating: -17.1
2017 National Rank: #10990
2017 State Rank: #442
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -4.9
Dynasty National Rank: #9698
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.2
Dynasty Record: 46-78 (17-41 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 1-8
2016 League Record/Finish: 0-3 (4th)
2016 Points For Average: 9.3
2016 Points Against Average: 38.7
2016 Differential: -29.4
2016 Wins: #12807 Moravia (26-0)
2016 Losses: #1819 Windsor Central (Windsor) (71-17), #4070 Maine-Endwell (Endwell) (46-0), #4107 Owego Free Academy (Owego) (38-6), #5534 Waverly (32-0), #5699 Chittenango (27-0), #6914 Spencer-Van Etten/Candor (Spencer) (46-7), #7381 Groton (42-20), #7946 Ithaca (46-8)
2016 Opponents W-L: 49-35
Recent League Championships: 2008 (tied for 1st; Section 4 B Division IV)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/28/16 Moravia (26-0)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 Edison [Thomas A.] (Elmira Heights), 9/9 at Newark Valley, 9/15 at Oxford Academy/Gilbertsville-Mt. Upton (Oxford), 9/22 Lansing, 9/30 at Oneonta, 10/6 Spencer-Van Etten/Candor (Spencer), 10/14 at Whitney Point, 10/20 Watkins Glen/Odessa-Montour (Watkins Glen)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Newark Valley (24.9), Spencer-Van Etten/Candor (Spencer) (1.9), Oneonta (-2.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Whitney Point (-38.3), Edison [Thomas A.] (Elmira Heights) (-30.5), Watkins Glen/Odessa-Montour (Watkins Glen) (-16.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10 (6.9 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.3
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #357
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10076
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-5
2017 Projected League Finish: 6th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%