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GENERAL
Nickname: Pirates
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Skip Edwards
League: West Jersey - Valley
Playoff Division: Central Group 4
Playoff Division Rank: #15

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2016 JV Record: 0-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Anthony Taylor 6'2" 165 Senior WR/DB 4.46
Alfredo Conde 5'11" 245 Senior OL/DL 4.9
Brian Zhong 6'0" 235 Junior OL/MLB 4.78

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense, WRs/RBs, Athleticism
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Young

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -16.1
2016 National Rank: #10901
2016 State Rank: #301
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.1
2017 Starting Power Rating: -15.6
2017 National Rank: #10721
2017 State Rank: #300
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -0.6
Dynasty National Rank: #8413
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15
Dynasty Record: 74-69 (27-29 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 2-8
2016 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (tied for 5th)
2016 Points For Average: 17.6
2016 Points Against Average: 37.6
2016 Differential: -20
2016 Wins: #6409 Hamilton (29-28), #12040 Princeton (42-18)
2016 Losses: #4517 Pennsauken (54-0), #4595 Ocean City (35-0), #4747 Montgomery (Skillman) (48-14), #5120 Ewing (Trenton) (32-12), #6429 Nottingham (Hamilton) (40-7), #7219 Lawrence (Lawrenceville) (44-37), #9035 West Windsor-Plainsboro North (Plainsboro) (41-0), #10849 Hightstown (36-35)
2016 Opponents W-L: 48-54
Recent League Championships: 2012 (West Jersey - Colonial), 2011 (West Jersey - Capitol), 2008 (Colonial Valley - Colonial), 2007 (Colonial Valley - Colonial), 2005 (Colonial Valley- Valley), 2003 (tied for 1st; Colonial Valley- Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Northern Burlington (Columbus), 9/8 at Ewing (Trenton), 9/22 Hamilton, 9/29 at Ocean City, 10/7 at Nottingham (Hamilton), 10/13 Princeton, 10/20 Hightstown, 10/27 Pennsauken, 11/3 at Lawrence (Lawrenceville)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Ocean City (12.5), Hamilton (11.7), Nottingham (Hamilton) (9.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Princeton (-13.5), Hightstown (-11.3), Northern Burlington (Columbus) (-8.7)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.6 (2.9 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #240
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7118
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-8
2017 Projected League Finish: 6th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%