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GENERAL
Nickname: Cedars
Colors: Blue/Red
Coach: Gerry Yonchiuk
League: Lancaster-Lebanon 1
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #78

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Zakee Sailsman 6'0" 165 Junior QB 4.7
Jeremiah Beckley 6'2" 185 Senior WR/DB 4.55
Keon Swaby 6'1" 265 Senior T/DE 5.1

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Play-Makers At Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Depth, Roster Size

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -10.9
2016 National Rank: #9908
2016 State Rank: #425
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.9
2017 Starting Power Rating: -4.9
2017 National Rank: #8546
2017 State Rank: #360
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -0.6
Dynasty National Rank: #8413
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.3
Dynasty Record: 47-94 (27-70 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 1-8
2016 League Record/Finish: 0-6 (8th)
2016 Points For Average: 18
2016 Points Against Average: 44
2016 Differential: -26
2016 Wins: #12076 Ephrata (37-8)
2016 Losses: #441 Wilson (West Lawn) (68-19), #2169 Manheim Township (Lancaster) (71-20), #2491 Warwick (Lititz) (55-14), #3949 Cedar Crest (Lebanon) (26-14), #4985 Elizabethtown (36-12), #5555 Conestoga Valley (Lancaster) (42-13), #5845 McCaskey [J. P.] (Lancaster) (42-21), #6606 Penn Manor (Millersville) (48-12)
2016 Opponents W-L: 48-48
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Cedar Crest (Lebanon), 9/8 Ephrata, 9/15 Elizabethtown, 9/22 at Penn Manor (Millersville), 9/29 Warwick (Lititz), 10/6 Conestoga Valley (Lancaster), 10/13 at Wilson (West Lawn), 10/20 at McCaskey [J. P.] (Lancaster), 10/27 Manheim Township (Lancaster), 11/3 at Hempfield (Landisville)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Wilson (West Lawn) (44.2), Manheim Township (Lancaster) (31.7), Warwick (Lititz) (25.5)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Ephrata (-26.7), Conestoga Valley (Lancaster) (-2.3), Elizabethtown (3.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.6
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #127
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3481
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2017 Projected League Finish: 8th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%