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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Coach: Dick Beck
League: Suburban One - Continental
Playoff Division: AAAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Justis Henley 5'11" 165 Senior DB/WR
Owen Thomas 6'4" 225 Senior LB/TE

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Ricky Johns 6'2" 175 Senior S

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 55.8
2016 National Rank: #143
2016 State Rank: #5
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -10.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: 59.2
2017 National Rank: #128
2017 State Rank: #4
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 45.7
Dynasty National Rank: #98
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.5
Dynasty Record: 157-34 (87-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 14-1
2016 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 40.4
2016 Points Against Average: 16.6
2016 Differential: +23.8
2016 Wins: #427 Coatesville (42-25), #499 La Salle (Wyndmoor) (33-24), #503 Garnet Valley (Glen Mills) (48-38), #704 Spring-Ford (Royersford) (28-19), #1044 Downingtown East (Exton) (23-7), #1684 Central Bucks South (Warrington) (42-13), #2431 Pennridge (Perkasie) (45-21), #2462 Central Bucks East (Doylestown) (33-14), #2741 Haverford (Havertown) (56-7), #3325 Souderton (48-13), #3662 Abington (45-7), #4698 Pennsbury (Fairless Hills) (38-0), #4779 Central Bucks West (Doylestown) (48-20), #8944 Tennent [William] (Warminster) (52-6)
2016 Losses: #12 St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia) (35-25)
2016 Opponents W-L: 110-64
Recent State Championships: 2003 (AAAA)
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015 (Suburban One - National), 2014 (tied for 1st; Suburban One - National), 2013, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2006 (Suburban One - National), 2004 (tied for 1st; Suburban One National), 2003 (Suburban One Patriot )
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at La Salle (Wyndmoor), 9/1 at Downingtown East (Exton), 9/8 at Pennsbury (Fairless Hills), 9/15 at Central Bucks West (Doylestown), 9/22 Canton, 9/23 at Pennridge (Perkasie), 9/28 Central Bucks South (Warrington), 10/6 Central Bucks East (Doylestown), 10/13 at Souderton, 10/20 Tennent [William] (Warminster)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: La Salle (Wyndmoor) (48.8), Downingtown East (Exton) (37.1), Central Bucks South (Warrington) (26.8)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Canton (-37.7), Tennent [William] (Warminster) (-4.7), Souderton (9.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.6 (35.6 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.2
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -8.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #91
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2804
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 76%