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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Scarlet/White
Coach: Ty Klippenstein
League: Bicentennial
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Glenn Sabb Jr 6'2" 205 Senior WR/OLB 4.6
Devin Bryant 5'10" 170 Senior RB/FS 4.57
Jeb Brenfleck 5'10" 160 Senior QB 5.0

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Depth/Talent
Team Weaknesses: Line Inexperience/Depth

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 14.2
2018 National Rank: #3458
2018 State Rank: #122
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: 2.3
2019 National Rank: #2832
2019 State Rank: #96
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): -5.5
Dynasty National Rank: #10602
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.8
Dynasty Record: 77-66 (15-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 10-0
2018 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2018 Points For Average: 34
2018 Points Against Average: 14
2018 Differential: +20
2018 Wins: #3657 Wilmington Friends (Wilmington, DE) (28-21), #5333 New Hope-Solebury (New Hope) (38-37), #6846 Pennington (NJ) (31-14), #7974 St. Elizabeth (Wilmington, DE) (35-7), #9198 Bristol (28-3), #9238 Springfield Township (Erdenheim) (35-21), #9776 Pingry (Martinsville, NJ) (27-6), #10967 St. Andrew's (Middletown, DE) (44-24), #11412 Jenkintown (35-7), #13139 Lower Moreland (Huntingdon Valley) (39-0)
2018 Losses: none
2018 Opponents W-L: 57-42
Recent League Championships: 2018, 2014 (Independence)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: 11
Streak List: 11/4/17 Pennington (NJ) (12-7), 9/1/18 Bristol (28-3), 9/7/18 New Hope-Solebury (New Hope) (38-37), 9/14/18 Springfield Township (Erdenheim) (35-21), 9/22/18 Jenkintown (35-7), 9/29/18 Wilmington Friends (Wilmington, DE) (28-21), 10/5/18 Lower Moreland (Huntingdon Valley) (39-0), 10/13/18 St. Andrew's (Middletown, DE) (44-24), 10/20/18 Pennington (NJ) (31-14), 10/27/18 St. Elizabeth (Wilmington, DE) (35-7), 11/10/18 Pingry (Martinsville, NJ) (27-6)

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/30 at Morrisville, 9/7 New Hope-Solebury (New Hope), 9/14 at Hill (Pottstown), 9/21 Springfield Township (Erdenheim), 9/27 at Riverside (Taylor), 10/5 Lower Moreland (Huntingdon Valley), 10/12 at Wilmington Friends (Wilmington, DE), 10/19 Pennington (NJ), 11/2 vs Kiski (Saltsburg), 11/9 at Pingry (Martinsville, NJ)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Wilmington Friends (Wilmington, DE) (-8.6), New Hope-Solebury (New Hope) (-12.1), Kiski (Saltsburg) (-20.7)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Lower Moreland (Huntingdon Valley) (-61.8), Morrisville (-57.3), Springfield Township (Erdenheim) (-38.9)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.7
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -31.2
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.5
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #455
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10965
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2019 Projected League Finish: 1st
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 72%