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GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Brandon Carson
League: Tri-Valley
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #30

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2017 JV Record: 3-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Breven Derk 5'9" 165 Senior WR/FS 4.6
Evan Herb 5'11" 180 Junior QB 4.85
Chance Hackenburg 5'8" 170 Senior OLB 4.75

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL Returns Intact, Prolific QB Is Back, Defensive Experience
Team Weaknesses: Youth, Replacing Top 2 Tacklers, 3 Of 4 Starting DBs Lost To Graduation

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 0.9
2017 National Rank: #6694
2017 State Rank: #258
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -11.1
2018 National Rank: #5786
2018 State Rank: #225
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 10.2
Dynasty National Rank: #6283
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 21.3
Dynasty Record: 111-61 (82-41 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 7-5
2017 League Record/Finish: 6-3 (tied for 4th)
2017 Points For Average: 22
2017 Points Against Average: 18.4
2017 Differential: +3.6
2017 Wins: #5018 Newport (27-14), #5780 Wellsboro (14-13), #10344 Susquenita (Duncannon) (28-7), #10524 Upper Dauphin Area (Elizabethville) (13-0), #11969 Halifax (21-0), #12752 Pine Grove (41-7), #13906 Millersburg (56-7)
2017 Losses: #2549 Mount Carmel (42-6), #3533 South Williamsport (27-12), #3786 Williams Valley (Tower City) (42-26), #6221 Juniata (Mifflintown) (14-6), #7055 Tri-Valley (Hegins) (48-14)
2017 Opponents W-L: 79-56
Recent League Championships: 2011 (Twin Valley), 2010 (Twin Valley), 2003 (Twin Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Tamaqua, 8/31 Susquenita (Duncannon), 9/7 at Halifax, 9/14 Juniata (Mifflintown), 9/21 Millersburg, 9/28 at Williams Valley (Tower City), 10/5 at Newport, 10/12 Pine Grove, 10/19 Tri-Valley (Hegins), 10/26 at Upper Dauphin Area (Elizabethville)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Williams Valley (Tower City) (4.8), Tamaqua (-5.5), Juniata (Mifflintown) (-8.2)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Millersburg (-53.4), Pine Grove (-51.7), Susquenita (Duncannon) (-39.7)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.8 (1.6 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -24.8
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #399
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9928
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%