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GENERAL
Nickname: Speedboys
Colors: Orange/Blue
Coach: Franklin Steed
League: Philadelphia Public - American (moving from Philadelphia Public - Independence)
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #97

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2017 JV Record: 2-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Rayqoine Pope 6'0" 165 Junior WR 4.6
Tahiem Cook 6'4" 265 Senior OL/DL 5.0
Terrell Smith 5'6" 230 Senior RB/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Interior Line Play
Team Weaknesses: Youth, Inexperience

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -16.4
2017 National Rank: #10460
2017 State Rank: #433
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -36.9
2018 National Rank: #11242
2018 State Rank: #468
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -4.2
Dynasty National Rank: #10467
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 32.7
Dynasty Record: 72-93 [77-88 on the field] (37-52 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 2-8
2017 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (7th)
2017 Points For Average: 6.1
2017 Points Against Average: 30.6
2017 Differential: -24.5
2017 Wins: #12427 Overbrook (Philadelphia) (36-0), #12949 Roxborough (Philadelphia) (6-0)
2017 Losses: #427 Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia) (50-0), #2078 Northeast (Philadelphia) (44-0), #2787 Gratz [Simon] (Philadelphia) (41-0), #3282 Bartram [John] (Philadelphia) (22-0), #4363 Bishop Shanahan (Downingtown) (48-6), #6168 Glen Mills (Concordville) (38-7), #7074 Frankford (Philadelphia) (28-0), #7798 Central (Philadelphia) (35-6)
2017 Opponents W-L: 63-51
Recent League Championships: 2011 (Philadelphia Public - AAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/23/17 Overbrook (Philadelphia) (36-0)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 Washington [George] (Philadelphia), 8/31 at Glen Mills (Concordville), 9/7 South Philadelphia/Furness (Philadelphia), 9/14 King [Dr. Martin Luther] (Philadelphia), 9/22 at Mastery Charter North (Philadelphia), 9/28 at Overbrook (Philadelphia), 10/5 Franklin [Benjamin] (Philadelphia), 10/12 at Olney (Philadelphia), 11/22 Overbrook (Philadelphia)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Glen Mills (Concordville) (-12.4), Mastery Charter North (Philadelphia) (-14.4), King [Dr. Martin Luther] (Philadelphia) (-18.9)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Overbrook (Philadelphia) (-44.2), Washington [George] (Philadelphia) (-41.8), Franklin [Benjamin] (Philadelphia) (-41.7)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10 (7 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -29.4
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -39.4
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #456
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11187
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2018 Projected League Finish: 5th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%