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GENERAL
Nickname: Lancers
Colors: Red/Gold
Coach: Rich Drayton
League: Philadelphia Public - Independence
Playoff Division: AAAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #73

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2018 JV Record: 2-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: -7.6
2018 National Rank: #8161
2018 State Rank: #314
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.6
2019 Starting Power Rating: -26.4
2019 National Rank: #8778
2019 State Rank: #340
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 5
Dynasty National Rank: #7642
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 31.4
Dynasty Record: 91-90 (49-37 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 2-11
2018 League Record/Finish: 0-6 (6th)
2018 Points For Average: 12.6
2018 Points Against Average: 32.1
2018 Differential: -19.5
2018 Wins: #9878 South Philadelphia/Furness (Philadelphia) (23-6), #14028 Fels [Samuel] (Philadelphia) (60-0)
2018 Losses: #338 Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia) (54-6), #836 Penn Charter [William] (Philadelphia) (35-6), #1265 Upper Dublin (Fort Washington) (32-12), #2201 Northeast (Philadelphia) (34-0), #2201 Northeast (Philadelphia) (35-0), #2201 Northeast (Philadelphia) (43-8), #2734 Springside Chestnut Hill Academy (Philadelphia) (45-18), #2760 Bishop McDevitt (Wyncote) (42-7), #3828 Gratz [Simon] (Philadelphia) (44-6), #5088 Bartram [John] (Philadelphia) (27-6), #7508 Frankford (Philadelphia) (20-12)
2018 Opponents W-L: 86-62
Recent League Championships: 2016 (Philadelphia Public - Liberty), 2011 (Philadelphia Public - AAAA Silver), 2006 (Philadelphia Public - White), 2005 (tied for 1st; Philadelphia Public White), 2004 (Philadelphia Public Mid-City), 2003 (Philadelphia City B)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 Bishop McDevitt (Wyncote), 8/29 at Upper Dublin (Fort Washington), 9/6 at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy (Philadelphia), 9/13 at Penn Charter [William] (Philadelphia), 9/21 at Bartram [John] (Philadelphia), 9/27 at King [Dr. Martin Luther] (Philadelphia), 10/4 Gratz [Simon] (Philadelphia), 10/18 at Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia), 11/28 at Northeast (Philadelphia)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia) (26.6), Penn Charter [William] (Philadelphia) (24.5), Upper Dublin (Fort Washington) (20.1)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: King [Dr. Martin Luther] (Philadelphia) (-23.6), Bartram [John] (Philadelphia) (-14.9), Springside Chestnut Hill Academy (Philadelphia) (-1.7)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.2 (6.2 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.5
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.7
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #39
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1299
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 0-10
2019 Projected League Finish: 6th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%