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GENERAL
Nickname: Little Lions
Colors: Gray/Scarlet
Coach: Matt Lintal
League: Mid-Penn - Commonwealth
Playoff Division: AAAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2017 JV Record: 8-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Keaton Ellis 6'1" 170 Senior C/WR 4.38
Cohen Russell 5'7.5" 175 Senior C/WR 4.39
Isaiah Edwards 6'1" 200 Junior RB/OLB 4.45

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Key Seniors At WR/C/T/DE/OLB/S

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 43
2017 National Rank: #525
2017 State Rank: #16
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.1
2018 Starting Power Rating: 34
2018 National Rank: #338
2018 State Rank: #9
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 43.8
Dynasty National Rank: #319
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.8
Dynasty Record: 132-62 (64-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 10-3
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 43.2
2017 Points Against Average: 22.4
2017 Differential: +20.8
2017 Wins: #947 Delaware Valley (Milford) (21-14), #1854 Central Dauphin (Harrisburg) (31-10), #1934 Erie (48-12), #2700 Hollidaysburg (55-27), #2855 Central Dauphin East (Harrisburg) (34-14), #4730 Carlisle (70-14), #7276 McCaskey [J. P.] (Lancaster) (45-12), #8394 Mechanicsburg (62-25), #8612 Mifflin County (Lewistown) (56-7), #9237 Chambersburg (70-20)
2017 Losses: #16 Pine-Richland (Gibsonia) (49-21), #282 Harrisburg (51-28), #611 Cumberland Valley (Mechanicsburg) (36-21)
2017 Opponents W-L: 90-60
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2015 (tied for 1st), 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 Mifflin County (Lewistown), 8/31 at St. Augustine Prep (Richland, NJ), 9/7 at Hollidaysburg, 9/14 Carlisle, 9/21 Chambersburg, 9/28 Central Dauphin East (Harrisburg), 10/6 at Harrisburg, 10/12 at Central Dauphin (Harrisburg), 10/19 Altoona, 10/26 at Cumberland Valley (Mechanicsburg)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: St. Augustine Prep (Richland, NJ) (27.8), Harrisburg (23.8), Cumberland Valley (Mechanicsburg) (18.6)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Chambersburg (-24.7), Mifflin County (Lewistown) (-19.1), Altoona (-11.3)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.3 (30.4 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.6
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.7
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #34
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1985
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 51%