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GENERAL
Nickname: Yellowjackets
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Butch Simpson
League: Blue Hen Flight - A
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #16

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -22.7
2017 National Rank: #11520
2017 State Rank: #34
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -1.7
2018 Starting Power Rating: -39.9
2018 National Rank: #11735
2018 State Rank: #36
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 14.3
Dynasty National Rank: #5025
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 54.2
Dynasty Record: 87-76 [86-77 on the field] (63-52 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 2-8
2017 League Record/Finish: 1-6 (7th)
2017 Points For Average: 10.3
2017 Points Against Average: 38.4
2017 Differential: -28.1
2017 Wins: #11716 St. Elizabeth (Wilmington) (20-12), #13172 Delcastle Vo-Tech (Wilmington) (35-22)
2017 Losses: #1407 Middletown (56-6), #3401 Hodgson Vo-Tech [Paul M.] (Newark) (27-0), #4074 Penn [William] (New Castle) (49-0), #4853 Delaware Military Academy (Wilmington) (51-6), #6839 Concord (Wilmington) (41-0), #6841 St. Mark's (Wilmington) (27-6), #8355 St. Georges Tech (Middletown) (49-18), #9168 Appoquinimink (West Middletown) (50-12)
2017 Opponents W-L: 57-50
Recent State Championships: 2004, 2003
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2004 (tied for 1st; Blue Hen Flight A), 2003 (tied for 1st; Blue Hen Flight A)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/9/17 St. Elizabeth (Wilmington) (20-12)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 9/7 St. Mark's (Wilmington), 9/22 at Hodgson Vo-Tech [Paul M.] (Newark), 9/28 Penn [William] (New Castle), 10/6 at Delcastle Vo-Tech (Wilmington), 10/12 St. Georges Tech (Middletown), 10/19 at Appoquinimink (West Middletown), 10/26 Middletown, 11/2 at Delaware Military Academy (Wilmington), 11/10 at St. Elizabeth (Wilmington)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Middletown (19.6), Hodgson Vo-Tech [Paul M.] (Newark) (6.7), Delaware Military Academy (Wilmington) (-4.8)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Delcastle Vo-Tech (Wilmington) (-46.8), St. Elizabeth (Wilmington) (-36.2), Appoquinimink (West Middletown) (-30.4)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.5
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.8
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.3
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #12
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6751
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-8
2018 Projected League Finish: 7th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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