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GENERAL
Nickname: Barons
Colors: Maroon/Gray
Coach: Dave Hahn
League: Lancaster-Lebanon 2
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 8-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jake Novak 5'10" 170 Senior WR/C 4.7
Tyler Simon 5'11" 190 Senior FS/WR 4.7
Tyler Flick 6'0" 190 Junior RB/LB 4.65

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 36.6
2016 National Rank: #993
2016 State Rank: #38
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.3
2017 Starting Power Rating: 31.1
2017 National Rank: #1499
2017 State Rank: #55
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 33.2
Dynasty National Rank: #581
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.1
Dynasty Record: 150-35 (87-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 11-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st)
2016 Points For Average: 47.2
2016 Points Against Average: 15.4
2016 Differential: +31.8
2016 Wins: #1756 Cedar Cliff (Camp Hill) (38-29), #2491 Warwick (Lititz) (38-17), #3025 Cocalico (Denver) (50-13), #3949 Cedar Crest (Lebanon) (41-7), #4230 Garden Spot (New Holland) (50-8), #4283 Lampeter-Strasburg (Lampeter) (69-14), #4985 Elizabethtown (33-10), #6753 Solanco (Quarryville) (78-26), #8439 Donegal (Mt. Joy) (55-0), #11350 West York Area (York) (63-0), #12076 Ephrata (55-0)
2016 Losses: #258 Harrisburg (48-20), #3025 Cocalico (Denver) (28-24)
2016 Opponents W-L: 78-65
Recent State Championships: 2003 (AAA)
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2015 (tied for 1st), 2013, 2009, 2008, 2005, 2004, 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Warwick (Lititz), 9/8 Donegal (Mt. Joy), 9/15 at West York Area (York), 9/22 Lampeter-Strasburg (Lampeter), 9/29 at Cocalico (Denver), 10/6 Elizabethtown, 10/13 at Ephrata, 10/20 Cedar Crest (Lebanon), 10/27 at Solanco (Quarryville), 11/3 Garden Spot (New Holland)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Warwick (Lititz) (25.5), Cedar Crest (Lebanon) (24.7), Cocalico (Denver) (24.3)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Ephrata (-26.7), West York Area (York) (-17.6), Donegal (Mt. Joy) (-3.5)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.3 (18.5 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #241
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5228
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 35%