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GENERAL
Nickname: Maroons
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Dave Moskov
League: Section 3 A - South (moving from Section 3 AA - 2)
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank: #21

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2017 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Luke Lukowski 6'1" 270 Senior OL/DL 5.2
Quashar Bowmn 5'10" 180 Senior TB/C 4.5
Liam Schulz 6'1" 175 Senior QB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL Size/Experience, Top TB In Central NY Returns, Top WR/QB Are Back
Team Weaknesses: Young Defensively

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 8
2017 National Rank: #5070
2017 State Rank: #164
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -3
2018 National Rank: #4121
2018 State Rank: #121
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 16
Dynasty National Rank: #4534
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 19
Dynasty Record: 59-73 (31-53 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 4-5
2017 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th)
2017 Points For Average: 30.7
2017 Points Against Average: 27.3
2017 Differential: +3.4
2017 Wins: #6286 West Genesee (Camillus) (38-20), #6821 Nottingham (Syracuse) (59-34), #7124 Jamesville-DeWitt (DeWitt) (56-22), #12355 Ithaca (50-0)
2017 Losses: #372 Cicero-North Syracuse (Cicero) (54-7), #1665 Baker [Charles W.] (Baldwinsville) (31-14), #4416 Liverpool (26-14), #4521 Proctor [Thomas R.] (Utica) (40-20), #6821 Nottingham (Syracuse) (19-18)
2017 Opponents W-L: 42-44
Recent State Championships: 2006 (AA)
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; Section 3 Class AA 2), 2007 (Section 3 Class AA 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 2
Streak List: 10/20/17 West Genesee (Camillus) (38-20), 10/26/17 Nottingham (Syracuse) (59-34)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 at Whitesboro (Marcy), 9/7 Central Square, 9/14 Union-Endicott (Endicott), 9/21 at East Syracuse-Minoa (East Syracuse), 9/28 Jamesville-DeWitt (DeWitt), 10/5 at Corning-Painted Post (Corning), 10/12 at Indian River (Philadelphia)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Whitesboro (Marcy) (3.6), Union-Endicott (Endicott) (-5.9), Indian River (Philadelphia) (-6.2)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Corning-Painted Post (Corning) (-18.7), Central Square (-13.1), Jamesville-DeWitt (DeWitt) (-11.2)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.4 (12 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.2
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.6
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #98
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4570
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-2
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%