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GENERAL
Nickname: Flying Horses
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Bob Burns
League: Section 2 AA - Liberty
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2017 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Xavier Leigh 5'9" 175 Sophomore RB/DB 4.5
Xavier Ward 5'9" 165 Sophomore RB/DB 4.6
Ari Holmes 5'9" 175 Senior RB/OLB 4.5

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Quality Depth
Team Weaknesses: Experience, Starting Several Sophomores

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 53.2
2017 National Rank: #190
2017 State Rank: #2
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -12.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: 25.1
2018 National Rank: #714
2018 State Rank: #14
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 30.9
Dynasty National Rank: #1417
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.8
Dynasty Record: 115-35 (66-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 13-0
2017 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 41.7
2017 Points Against Average: 11.4
2017 Differential: +30.3
2017 Wins: #353 Lancaster (41-26), #780 New Rochelle (17-14), #978 Saratoga Springs (28-6), #1185 Newburgh Free Academy (Newburgh) (20-13), #1495 Shaker (Latham) (40-15), #1602 Shenendehowa (Clifton Park) (50-14), #2575 Guilderland (Guilderland Center) (59-26), #3399 Bethlehem Central (Delmar) (49-3), #3746 Colonie Central (Albany) (48-3), #4065 Christian Brothers Academy (Albany) (25-7), #6684 Columbia (East Greenbush) (55-14), #7945 La Salle Institute (Troy) (55-7), #9480 Schenectady (55-0)
2017 Losses: none
2017 Opponents W-L: 76-47
Recent State Championships: 2017, 2016
Recent League Championships: 2017, 2016, 2015 (Section 2 A - Southeast), 2013 (Section 2 A - Southeast), 2012 (Section 2 A - Southeast), 2011 (Section 2 A - Southeast), 2010, 2009 (Section 2 A - Southeast), 2006 (tied for 1st; Section 2 AA Division III), 2003 (Section 2 Big 10)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 26
Streak List: 9/2/16 Shenendehowa (Clifton Park) (33-7), 9/9/16 Bethlehem Central (Delmar) (32-14), 9/16/16 La Salle Institute (Troy) (54-0), 9/23/16 Shaker (Latham) (20-13), 9/30/16 Colonie Central (Albany) (29-2), 10/7/16 Schenectady (49-8), 10/14/16 Columbia (East Greenbush) (47-12), 10/21/16 Ballston Spa (49-0), 10/28/16 Christian Brothers Academy (Albany) (22-15), 11/3/16 Shaker (Latham) (33-21), 11/12/16 Newburgh Free Academy (Newburgh) (50-27), 11/19/16 New Rochelle (20-14), 11/26/16 Victor (21-20), 9/1/17 Columbia (East Greenbush) (55-14), 9/8/17 Guilderland (Guilderland Center) (59-26), 9/15/17 La Salle Institute (Troy) (55-7), 9/22/17 Bethlehem Central (Delmar) (49-3), 9/29/17 Schenectady (55-0), 10/6/17 Shaker (Latham) (40-15), 10/13/17 Colonie Central (Albany) (48-3), 10/20/17 Christian Brothers Academy (Albany) (25-7), 10/27/17 Shenendehowa (Clifton Park) (50-14), 11/3/17 Saratoga Springs (28-6), 11/10/17 New Rochelle (17-14), 11/18/17 Newburgh Free Academy (Newburgh) (20-13), 11/26/17 Lancaster (41-26)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 at Schalmont (Schenectady), 9/7 at Amsterdam, 9/14 La Salle Institute (Troy), 9/21 at Green Tech (Albany), 9/28 at Ballston Spa, 10/5 Columbia (East Greenbush), 10/12 Averill Park
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Schalmont (Schenectady) (2.5), Averill Park (1.7), Ballston Spa (-11.8)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Green Tech (Albany) (-33.1), La Salle Institute (Troy) (-22.6), Amsterdam (-22.3)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.5 (29.6 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.3
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -23.8
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #218
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6552
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-0
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 91%