GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Dan Ritter
League: Blue Hen Flight - B
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #10
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2016 JV Record: 3-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Malik Banks 6'1" 200 Senior DB
Shawn Bowman 6'6" 220 Senior TE/DE
Amod John 6'2" 250 Senior TE/DT
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Number Of Returning Players, Leadership From Large Senior Class
Team Weaknesses: Depth, Inexperience Behind Starters
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -0.5
2016 National Rank: #7511
2016 State Rank: #19
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.8
2017 Starting Power Rating: 2.2
2017 National Rank: #6821
2017 State Rank: #18
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 7.1
Dynasty National Rank: #5895
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.1
Dynasty Record: 101-48 (69-26 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 28.9
2016 Points Against Average: 22.5
2016 Differential: +6.4
2016 Wins: #7628 Mount Pleasant (Wilmington) (42-27), #8264 Hodgson Vo-Tech [Paul M.] (Newark) (18-13), #11334 Brandywine (Wilmington) (20-6), #12796 McKean [Thomas] (Wilmington) (42-0), #13017 Christiana (Newark) (64-0), #13548 Dickinson [John] (Wilmington) (48-6)
2016 Losses: #208 Smyrna (56-36), #1519 Woodbridge (Bridgeville) (48-12), #4985 St. Georges Tech (Middletown) (30-6), #5120 Glasgow (Newark) (18-14), #7820 Archmere Academy (Claymont) (44-16)
2016 Opponents W-L: 66-52
Recent State Championships: 2015
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2005 (Blue Hen Flight B)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/8 St. Georges Tech (Middletown), 9/16 at Hodgson Vo-Tech [Paul M.] (Newark), 9/22 at McKean [Thomas] (Wilmington), 9/28 Brandywine (Wilmington), 10/5 Dickinson [John] (Wilmington), 10/13 at St. Mark's (Wilmington), 10/20 at DuPont [Alexis I.] (Wilmington), 10/28 Mount Pleasant (Wilmington), 11/4 at Christiana (Newark), 11/10 Glasgow (Newark)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: St. Georges Tech (Middletown) (15.4), Glasgow (Newark) (8.2), St. Mark's (Wilmington) (7.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Dickinson [John] (Wilmington) (-40.4), Christiana (Newark) (-37.5), McKean [Thomas] (Wilmington) (-27.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.8 (3.6 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.5
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #31
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10437
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%