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GENERAL
Nickname: Hurricanes
Colors: Green/Gray/White
Coach: Bryan Schaumloffel
League: Section 11 Division III
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
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: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Liam McIntyre 6'0" 200 Senior FB/LB 4.7
Edon Popi 5'11" 240 Senior G/NG 5.2
Jake Bennett 6'1" 215 C/DE 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Several Players With Championship Experience Return, Senior-Laden OL, LB
Team Weaknesses: WR/DB Graduation Losses

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 50.7
2017 National Rank: #247
2017 State Rank: #3
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: 38.6
2018 National Rank: #240
2018 State Rank: #2
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 23.8
Dynasty National Rank: #2596
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.8
Dynasty Record: 93-48 (82-40 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 12-0
2017 League Record/Finish: 8-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 42.3
2017 Points Against Average: 19.7
2017 Differential: +22.6
2017 Wins: #775 Half Hollow Hills West (Dix Hills) (33-7), #775 Half Hollow Hills West (Dix Hills) (28-14), #1256 Lawrence (Cedarhurst) (54-26), #1992 West Babylon (61-21), #2069 Sayville (23-8), #3404 Harborfields (Greenlawn) (42-14), #3613 East Islip (Islip Terrace) (42-19), #3731 Bellport (Brookhaven) (42-38), #3996 Rocky Point (35-20), #3996 Rocky Point (56-21), #4201 Eastport-South Manor (Manorville) (42-35), #8381 Comsewogue (Port Jefferson Station) (49-13)
2017 Losses: none
2017 Opponents W-L: 61-49
Recent State Championships: 2017 (Long Island III)
Recent League Championships: 2017
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 12
Streak List: 9/8/17 Bellport (Brookhaven) (42-38), 9/16/17 Half Hollow Hills West (Dix Hills) (33-7), 9/23/17 Eastport-South Manor (Manorville) (42-35), 9/27/17 East Islip (Islip Terrace) (42-19), 10/6/17 Rocky Point (35-20), 10/13/17 Comsewogue (Port Jefferson Station) (49-13), 10/20/17 Sayville (23-8), 10/27/17 Harborfields (Greenlawn) (42-14), 11/3/17 Rocky Point (56-21), 11/10/17 West Babylon (61-21), 11/18/17 Half Hollow Hills West (Dix Hills) (28-14), 11/26/17 Lawrence (Cedarhurst) (54-26)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 9/7 Eastport-South Manor (Manorville), 9/14 East Islip (Islip Terrace), 9/21 Harborfields (Greenlawn), 9/28 Sayville, 10/5 at Islip, 10/13 at Half Hollow Hills West (Dix Hills), 10/19 Miller Place, 10/27 at West Babylon
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Half Hollow Hills West (Dix Hills) (31.2), Sayville (18.3), Miller Place (11.4)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Islip (-12.9), Harborfields (Greenlawn) (-10.9), Eastport-South Manor (Manorville) (-3.1)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.2 (26.7 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.7
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -8.5
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #11
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1457
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-0
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 73%