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GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: John Toman
League: Colonial
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 24.8
2016 National Rank: #2378
2016 State Rank: #101
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.7
2017 Starting Power Rating: 34
2017 National Rank: #1204
2017 State Rank: #43
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 10.2
Dynasty National Rank: #4877
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 23.8
Dynasty Record: 85-70 (70-58 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 9-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 8-2 (tied for 2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 34.6
2016 Points Against Average: 13.7
2016 Differential: +20.9
2016 Wins: #4046 Palisades (Kintnersville) (21-14), #5231 East Stroudsburg South (East Stroudsburg) (42-7), #5305 Palmerton (49-7), #5926 Northwestern Lehigh (New Tripoli) (21-8), #7399 Northern Lehigh (Slatington) (42-6), #8082 Bangor (46-14), #9553 Catasauqua (42-7), #9761 Salisbury Township (Allentown) (45-0), #11065 Wilson Area (Easton) (37-0)
2016 Losses: #1006 Whitehall (35-14), #1287 Saucon Valley (Hellertown) (26-21), #1908 Notre Dame-Green Pond (Easton) (40-35)
2016 Opponents W-L: 66-73
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st), 2013 (tied for 1st), 2008 (tied for 1st; Colonial - Southern)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Northern Lehigh (Slatington), 9/1 Palmerton, 9/8 Notre Dame-Green Pond (Easton), 9/15 at Palisades (Kintnersville), 9/22 at Saucon Valley (Hellertown), 9/29 at Bangor, 10/6 Wilson Area (Easton), 10/13 Northwestern Lehigh (New Tripoli), 10/20 at Catasauqua, 10/27 Salisbury Township (Allentown)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Palisades (Kintnersville) (28.5), Saucon Valley (Hellertown) (25), Notre Dame-Green Pond (Easton) (24.5)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Wilson Area (Easton) (-11.9), Salisbury Township (Allentown) (-10.3), Catasauqua (-9.5)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.7 (12.5 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #277
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5802
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 46%



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