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GENERAL
Nickname: Sparks
Coach: Tim Delaney
League: Section 6 A - 2 (moving from Section 6 A - 3)
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank: #29

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2018 JV Record: 8-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Clarence Thomas 6'0" 180 Senior RB/LB 4.6
Brandan Brown 5'7" 155 Senior WR/DB 4.5
Keith Jackson 6'0" 180 Junior RB/LB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Explosive Offensively
Team Weaknesses: 7 New Starters Defensively

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: -0.3
2018 National Rank: #6596
2018 State Rank: #145
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -17.1
2019 National Rank: #6752
2019 State Rank: #159
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): -2.8
Dynasty National Rank: #9909
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.3
Dynasty Record: 46-63 (32-50 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 5-3
2018 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2018 Points For Average: 27
2018 Points Against Average: 13.3
2018 Differential: +13.7
2018 Wins: #8929 Williamsville South (Williamsville) (32-7), #9986 Niagara Falls (28-14), #10771 Amherst Central (Amherst) (40-8), #11048 Western New York Maritime Charter/Health Sciences (Buffalo) (12-0), #13258 Sweet Home (Amherst) (46-3)
2018 Losses: #1609 West Seneca East (West Seneca) (15-6), #3975 Starpoint (Lockport) (21-20), #5194 Grand Island (38-32)
2018 Opponents W-L: 35-37
Recent State Championships: 2003 (Harvard Cup)
Recent League Championships: 2017 (tied for 1st; Section 6 A - South)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 9/6 Grand Island, 9/13 Amherst Central (Amherst), 9/20 at Kenmore East (Tonawanda), 9/27 at West Seneca East (West Seneca), 10/4 Starpoint (Lockport), 10/12 Hutchinson-Central Tech/Emerson Vo-Tech/City Honors/School of the Arts (Buffalo), 10/18 at Williamsville South (Williamsville)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: West Seneca East (West Seneca) (7.2), Starpoint (Lockport) (-14.1), Grand Island (-20)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Kenmore East (Tonawanda) (-47.2), Amherst Central (Amherst) (-44.2), Williamsville South (Williamsville) (-27.7)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.3 (-6.6 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -24
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.7
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #181
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8971
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-2
2019 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%