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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Raiders
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Brett Myers
League: Mid-Penn - Capital
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
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
Brady Fox 5'9" 200 Senior RB/DB 4.5
Tre Leach 5'10" 185 Senior RB/DB 4.55
Tyeer Mills 5'9" 175 WR/DB 4.49

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Skill Position Players
Team Weaknesses: Line Depth

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 43.9
2016 National Rank: #529
2016 State Rank: #21
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.1
2017 Starting Power Rating: 38.4
2017 National Rank: #846
2017 State Rank: #28
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 6.1
Dynasty National Rank: #6222
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 32.3
Dynasty Record: 72-79 (41-52 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 14-1
2016 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 40.6
2016 Points Against Average: 12.1
2016 Differential: +28.5
2016 Wins: #1908 Notre Dame-Green Pond (Easton) (49-14), #2064 Scranton Prep (Scranton) (40-13), #2550 Palmyra (14-10), #2911 Milton Hershey (Hershey) (49-20), #3296 Lower Dauphin (Hummelstown) (27-7), #3908 Wyomissing (48-20), #3949 Camp Hill (49-14), #4464 East Pennsboro (Enola) (50-14), #5328 Littlestown (49-14), #5979 Northern York (Dillsburg) (33-0), #6287 Steelton-Highspire (Steelton) (42-7), #8058 Trinity (Camp Hill) (69-7), #10303 Boiling Springs (42-6), #10303 West Perry (Elliottsburg) (35-6)
2016 Losses: #313 Beaver Falls (30-13)
2016 Opponents W-L: 104-69
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2009 (Mid-Penn - Liberty), 2008 (Mid-Penn - Liberty)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 Lower Dauphin (Hummelstown), 9/8 at Northern York (Dillsburg), 9/15 West Perry (Elliottsburg), 9/22 at East Pennsboro (Enola), 9/29 Trinity (Camp Hill), 10/6 at Palmyra, 10/14 Camp Hill, 10/20 at Boiling Springs, 10/27 Milton Hershey (Hershey), 11/3 at Steelton-Highspire (Steelton)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Lower Dauphin (Hummelstown) (26.6), Milton Hershey (Hershey) (24.4), Camp Hill (23.8)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Boiling Springs (-12), West Perry (Elliottsburg) (-6.8), Trinity (Camp Hill) (0)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.5 (18.9 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #185
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4289
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 64%