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GENERAL
Nickname: Rocks
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Russell Pajer
League: Section 8 Conference IV
Playoff Division: IV
Playoff Division Rank: #20

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2016 JV Record: 3-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Colin Barnes 5'11" 180 Senior RB/LB
Joseph Amabile 5'8" 190 Junior OL/DL
Logan Ackerman 5'10" 170 Junior OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: RB, 2 Returning OL, Good-Legged K
Team Weaknesses: Roster Size, Very Small, Only Have One Player Over 200 Pounds

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -7.6
2016 National Rank: #9220
2016 State Rank: #351
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: -14.1
2017 National Rank: #10441
2017 State Rank: #410
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -31.1
Dynasty National Rank: #14259
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17
Dynasty Record: 57-63 (52-53 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 4-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-4 (tied for 6th)
2016 Points For Average: 22.1
2016 Points Against Average: 27.9
2016 Differential: -5.8
2016 Wins: #9761 Cold Spring Harbor (28-7), #10656 South (Valley Stream) (34-28), #12263 Oyster Bay (33-21), #12980 Mineola (New Hyde Park) (42-14)
2016 Losses: #2593 Seaford (47-7), #4826 Carle Place (32-14), #4826 Carle Place (42-12), #6051 Locust Valley (25-16), #6961 Clarke [W. Tresper] (Westbury) (35-13)
2016 Opponents W-L: 50-35
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/9 Cold Spring Harbor, 9/16 at Oyster Bay, 9/23 at Friends Academy (Locust Valley), 9/28 Clarke [W. Tresper] (Westbury), 10/6 at Malverne, 10/14 at West Hempstead, 10/21 Friends Academy (Locust Valley), 10/28 Island Trees (Levittown)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Clarke [W. Tresper] (Westbury) (6.9), Malverne (0.2), Cold Spring Harbor (-11.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Friends Academy (Locust Valley) (-34.1), West Hempstead (-32.9), Island Trees (Levittown) (-31.5)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.8 (0.6 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -20.6
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.8
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #493
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12912
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 8th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%