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GENERAL
Nickname: Black Knights
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Ted Swavely
League: Section 3 AA - 1 (moving from Section 3 AA 1)
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #59

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

TOP PLAYERS
Ryan Swavely 6'2" 250 Senior DE/OL 4.9
Tristan Hunzinger 5'11" 175 Senior QB 4.9
Craig Gazzilli 5'11" 185 Senior WR/OLB 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Many Key Returners From Prolific Offense, Veteran DL
Team Weaknesses: LB Youth, Must Replace 3 OL

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -7.1
2016 National Rank: #9108
2016 State Rank: #344
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -17
2017 Starting Power Rating: -1.6
2017 National Rank: #7775
2017 State Rank: #281
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 9.8
Dynasty National Rank: #5012
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.4
Dynasty Record: 53-67 (31-44 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 1-7
2016 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2016 Points For Average: 29.6
2016 Points Against Average: 43.5
2016 Differential: -13.9
2016 Wins: #10715 West Genesee (Camillus) (34-12)
2016 Losses: #872 Christian Brothers Academy (Syracuse) (59-7), #4091 Corcoran (Syracuse) (38-26), #4961 Proctor [Thomas R.] (Utica) (35-32), #5367 Liverpool (49-35), #6070 Central Square (46-27), #7056 Henninger (Syracuse) (47-35), #7099 Fayetteville-Manlius (Manlius) (62-41)
2016 Opponents W-L: 35-36
Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st; Section 3 Class AA 2), 2004 (tied for 1st; Section 3 Class AA 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Central Square, 9/9 at Proctor [Thomas R.] (Utica), 9/15 Corcoran (Syracuse), 9/22 at Henninger (Syracuse), 9/29 at West Genesee (Camillus), 10/6 Christian Brothers Academy (Syracuse), 10/13 Fayetteville-Manlius (Manlius)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Christian Brothers Academy (Syracuse) (41.1), Corcoran (Syracuse) (22.3), Central Square (10.5)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: West Genesee (Camillus) (-13.2), Fayetteville-Manlius (Manlius) (-7.4), Henninger (Syracuse) (0.8)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.1 (10.1 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #95
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4526
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-5
2017 Projected League Finish: 5th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%