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GENERAL
Nickname: Comets
Colors: Scarlet/Gray
Coach: Jason Coffman
League: Section 3 A (moving from Section 3 A - North)
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2018 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Fombo Azah 5'9" 200 Senior RB/DE
Nick Cavellier 6'0" 180 Senior QB/S
Collin Null 6'0" 275 Senior OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 15 Starters Returning, Special Teams, K
Team Weaknesses: Little Depth

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 11.5
2018 National Rank: #3956
2018 State Rank: #62
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: 2.6
2019 National Rank: #2789
2019 State Rank: #35
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 14.9
Dynasty National Rank: #4664
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.3
Dynasty Record: 84-58 (47-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 6-3
2018 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (2nd)
2018 Points For Average: 28.3
2018 Points Against Average: 15.7
2018 Differential: +12.6
2018 Wins: #3720 Whitesboro (Marcy) (31-19), #8476 Jamesville-DeWitt (DeWitt) (38-15), #8476 Jamesville-DeWitt (DeWitt) (36-14), #8569 Central Square (10-7), #11461 Bodley [G. Ray] (Fulton) (49-7), #13331 Massena (49-0)
2018 Losses: #2356 Indian River (Philadelphia) (33-21), #2356 Indian River (Philadelphia) (33-21), #3720 Whitesboro (Marcy) (13-0)
2018 Opponents W-L: 43-40
Recent League Championships: 2008 (tied for 1st; Section 3 Class A - National), 2007 (Section 3 Class A - National)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 9/7 vs Maine-Endwell (Endwell), 9/14 Proctor [Thomas R.] (Utica), 9/20 Jamesville-DeWitt (DeWitt), 9/27 at Central Square, 10/4 Indian River (Philadelphia), 10/11 at East Syracuse-Minoa (East Syracuse), 10/18 at Whitesboro (Marcy), 10/25 Auburn
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Maine-Endwell (Endwell) (4), Indian River (Philadelphia) (2.6), Proctor [Thomas R.] (Utica) (-10.6)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Jamesville-DeWitt (DeWitt) (-32.5), Central Square (-28.3), East Syracuse-Minoa (East Syracuse) (-25.9)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.1 (0.2 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.8
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.7
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #56
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5841
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2019 Projected League Finish: 1st
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 19%