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GENERAL
Nickname: Little Lions
Colors: Gray/Scarlet
Coach: Matt Lintal
League: Mid-Penn - Commonwealth
Playoff Division: AAAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #15

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 43.9
2016 National Rank: #531
2016 State Rank: #22
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.4
2017 Starting Power Rating: 35.6
2017 National Rank: #1051
2017 State Rank: #36
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 36.5
Dynasty National Rank: #369
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.9
Dynasty Record: 122-59 (60-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 10-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st)
2016 Points For Average: 34
2016 Points Against Average: 12.5
2016 Differential: +21.5
2016 Wins: #258 Harrisburg (35-28), #467 Cumberland Valley (Mechanicsburg) (20-16), #1160 Central Dauphin East (Harrisburg) (33-14), #1195 McDowell (Erie) (35-14), #3234 Carlisle (35-0), #4126 Hollidaysburg (45-10), #5845 McCaskey [J. P.] (Lancaster) (24-13), #6318 Chambersburg (37-0), #8578 Mifflin County (Lewistown) (51-7), #11084 Mechanicsburg (55-0)
2016 Losses: #434 Central Dauphin (Harrisburg) (13-10), #556 Williamsport (35-28)
2016 Opponents W-L: 76-62
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2015 (tied for 1st), 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 McCaskey [J. P.] (Lancaster), 9/8 Hollidaysburg, 9/15 at Mifflin County (Lewistown), 9/22 at Mechanicsburg, 9/29 Carlisle, 10/6 at Cumberland Valley (Mechanicsburg), 10/13 Central Dauphin East (Harrisburg), 10/21 at Harrisburg, 10/27 Chambersburg, 11/3 at Central Dauphin (Harrisburg)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Harrisburg (56.4), Cumberland Valley (Mechanicsburg) (45.6), Central Dauphin (Harrisburg) (36.4)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Mechanicsburg (-13.9), Mifflin County (Lewistown) (-12.4), McCaskey [J. P.] (Lancaster) (5.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19 (27.7 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.6
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #65
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2238
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 4th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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