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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Devils
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Brennan Briggs
League: Section 5 Livingston I (moving from Section 5 Freelance)
Playoff Division: B
Playoff Division Rank: #27

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2017 JV Record: 1-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Ray Leach 5'9" 200 Senior RB
Joshua Barber 5'8" 245 Junior FB/LB
Ethan Biscaro 5'10" 180 Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Leadership
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 9.4
2017 National Rank: #4799
2017 State Rank: #157
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -7.6
2018 National Rank: #5001
2018 State Rank: #156
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 7.8
Dynasty National Rank: #7002
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.4
Dynasty Record: 65-70 (11-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 6-3
2017 League Record/Finish:  
2017 Points For Average: 31.8
2017 Points Against Average: 18.9
2017 Differential: +12.9
2017 Wins: #7316 Cardinal O'Hara (Tonawanda) (28-13), #8243 Wayne (Ontario Center) (36-28), #9649 St. Mary's (Lancaster) (69-20), #9727 Johnson City (37-0), #11036 Franklin (PA) (42-20), #12156 Bishop Kearney (Rochester) (47-0)
2017 Losses: #649 Aquinas Institute (Rochester) (42-6), #1682 Wilson Magnet [Joseph C.] (Rochester) (21-14), #2840 Hornell (26-7)
2017 Opponents W-L: 48-37
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 Hornell, 9/7 at Livonia, 9/14 Warsaw/Letchworth (Warsaw), 9/21 at Windsor Central (Windsor), 9/28 Attica, 10/5 at Wellsville, 10/13 at Haverling (Bath)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Hornell (-6.2), Windsor Central (Windsor) (-9.7), Livonia (-16.7)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Wellsville (-45.1), Warsaw/Letchworth (Warsaw) (-32), Haverling (Bath) (-29.8)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.6 (6.5 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -22.6
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -22
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #374
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9250
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-1
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 19%