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GENERAL
Nickname: Rams
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Chad Brubaker
League: Pioneer - Liberty
Playoff Division: AAAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #22

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 0
2016 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
T.J. Pergine 5'11" 185 Senior QB
Noah Silva 6'2" 270 Senior OL/DL
Justin DeFrancesco 5'9" 165 Senior ATH/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Best Lineman, QB Is Back
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Only 3 Starters Back

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 40.4
2016 National Rank: #708
2016 State Rank: #30
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.7
2017 Starting Power Rating: 31.9
2017 National Rank: #1403
2017 State Rank: #51
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 15.4
Dynasty National Rank: #3449
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.5
Dynasty Record: 94-73 (71-51 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 9-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 41.7
2016 Points Against Average: 13
2016 Differential: +28.7
2016 Wins: #2140 Exeter Township (Reading) (38-6), #2462 Central Bucks East (Doylestown) (38-7), #3949 Unionville (Kennett Square) (33-3), #5770 Roberts [Owen J.] (Pottstown) (58-0), #7716 Boyertown (52-0), #7996 Upper Perkiomen (Pennsburg) (56-7), #8466 Methacton (Norristown) (45-0), #8693 Norristown (50-14), #8919 Chester (55-22)
2016 Losses: #142 North Penn (Lansdale) (28-19), #441 Wilson (West Lawn) (41-40), #591 Perkiomen Valley (Collegeville) (28-16)
2016 Opponents W-L: 84-57
Recent League Championships: 2015 (Pioneer), 2011 (Pioneer)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Unionville (Kennett Square), 9/2 at Chester, 9/8 Wilson (West Lawn), 9/15 at Exeter Township (Reading), 9/23 at Norristown, 9/29 Methacton (Norristown), 10/6 at Perkiomen Valley (Collegeville), 10/13 Boyertown, 10/20 at Roberts [Owen J.] (Pottstown)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Wilson (West Lawn) (44.2), Exeter Township (Reading) (32.8), Perkiomen Valley (Collegeville) (31.3)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Chester (-14.3), Methacton (Norristown) (-10.6), Boyertown (-1.7)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.4 (22.3 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #119
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3360
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%