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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Gold/Royal Blue
Coach: Trait Smith
League: Section 6 AA
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #50

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2018 JV Record: 2-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Nicholas Cascia 5'10" 170 Senior QB
Joshua Cooper 6'0" 165 Senior WR/DB
Chase Valery 5'9" 210 Junior OL

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Malik Brooks 6'3" 180 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB, WR, DB
Team Weaknesses: Youth, Only Have 12 Seniors

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: -17.9
2018 National Rank: #10237
2018 State Rank: #334
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.7
2019 Starting Power Rating: -33.4
2019 National Rank: #10118
2019 State Rank: #324
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 8.1
Dynasty National Rank: #6730
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 41.5
Dynasty Record: 53-84 (35-45 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 1-7
2018 League Record/Finish: 1-6 (tied for 6th)
2018 Points For Average: 29.1
2018 Points Against Average: 49.1
2018 Differential: -20
2018 Wins: #9986 Niagara Falls (38-30)
2018 Losses: #3755 Lancaster (54-22), #3975 Starpoint (Lockport) (61-42), #4330 Bennett/Olmsted/Middle Early College/East (Buffalo) (51-7), #5738 Williamsville North (Williamsville) (34-22), #6809 Orchard Park (48-34), #6868 Clarence (61-34), #9107 Hutchinson-Central Tech/Emerson Vo-Tech/City Honors/School of the Arts (Buffalo) (54-34)
2018 Opponents W-L: 43-31
Recent League Championships: 2012 (Section 6 AA - North), 2003 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 9/7 Niagara Falls, 9/14 Orchard Park, 9/20 at Frontier (Hamburg), 9/28 Lancaster, 10/4 at Jamestown, 10/11 at Clarence, 10/19 Starpoint (Lockport)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Lancaster (-3.1), Orchard Park (-7.8), Starpoint (Lockport) (-14.1)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Frontier (Hamburg) (-60.4), Niagara Falls (-33.4), Jamestown (-24.4)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.5
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -23.4
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -23.9
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #170
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8736
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-5
2019 Projected League Finish: 7th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%