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GENERAL
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Rory Graver
League: Pioneer - Frontier
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #48

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2017 JV Record: 3-3-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Justin Mitala 6'2" 180 Junior TE/LB
A.J. Natale 5'10" 190 Senior RB/DE
C.J. McCafferty 5'8" 165 Senior WR/SS

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL Depth, RBs, DL
Team Weaknesses: Young At Some Positions

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 1.3
2017 National Rank: #6576
2017 State Rank: #253
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -18.7
2018 National Rank: #7562
2018 State Rank: #300
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -2
Dynasty National Rank: #9886
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.7
Dynasty Record: 43-112 (29-83 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 7-4
2017 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2017 Points For Average: 29.3
2017 Points Against Average: 24
2017 Differential: +5.3
2017 Wins: #7972 Penncrest (Media) (43-7), #8198 Chichester (Boothwyn) (21-20), #8629 Sun Valley (Aston) (34-0), #9940 Phoenixville (34-31), #10567 Schuylkill Valley (Leesport) (42-10), #11511 Upper Merion Area (King of Prussia) (35-0), #12029 Pottstown (38-13)
2017 Losses: #2136 Pottsgrove (63-27), #3774 Spring-Ford (Royersford) (51-13), #5289 Upper Perkiomen (Pennsburg) (41-14), #5289 Upper Perkiomen (Pennsburg) (28-21)
2017 Opponents W-L: 52-73
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 Kutztown, 8/31 at New Hope-Solebury (New Hope), 9/8 Chichester (Boothwyn), 9/15 Schuylkill Valley (Leesport), 9/22 Upper Perkiomen (Pennsburg), 9/28 at Pottsgrove, 10/6 Phoenixville, 10/12 at Pottstown, 10/20 Upper Merion Area (King of Prussia)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Pottsgrove (8.8), Upper Perkiomen (Pennsburg) (-15.7), New Hope-Solebury (New Hope) (-17.7)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Kutztown (-72.1), Pottstown (-38.8), Upper Merion Area (King of Prussia) (-34.2)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.4 (1.2 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -26.5
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -25.1
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #422
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10426
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%