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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Dan Ritter
League: Blue Hen Flight - B
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank*: #1

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 33.3
2019 National Rank: #1068
2019 State Rank: #3
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +8.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -3.6
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 31.1
2020 National Rank*: #565
2020 State Rank*: #2
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 10.9
Dynasty National Rank: #5695
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 20.2
Dynasty Record: 129-56 (89-27 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 12-1
2019 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2019 Points For Average: 36
2019 Points Against Average: 10.4
2019 Differential: +25.6
2019 Wins: #1877 Woodbridge (Bridgeville) (16-15), #2680 Delmar (50-29), #3297 Concord (Wilmington) (30-0), #5017 Archmere Academy (Claymont) (38-14), #6256 DuPont [Alexis I.] (Wilmington) (36-21), #8662 Laurel (34-0), #9124 Glasgow (Newark) (36-6), #9594 Brandywine (Wilmington) (44-0), #10059 McKean [Thomas] (Wilmington) (44-16), #10700 Newark (38-6), #12384 Christiana (Newark) (44-0), #13719 Dickinson [John] (Wilmington) (44-0)
2019 Losses: #220 Hodgson Vo-Tech [Paul M.] (Newark) (28-14)
2019 Opponents W-L: 76-63
Recent State Championships: 2019, 2015
Recent League Championships: 2019, 2017, 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2005 (Blue Hen Flight B)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: 7
Streak List: 10/18/19 Newark (38-6), 10/26/19 DuPont [Alexis I.] (Wilmington) (36-21), 10/31/19 Dickinson [John] (Wilmington) (44-0), 11/7/19 Glasgow (Newark) (36-6), 11/16/19 Archmere Academy (Claymont) (38-14), 11/22/19 Delmar (50-29), 11/30/19 Woodbridge (Bridgeville) (16-15)

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 10/24 Newark, 10/31 Brandywine (Wilmington), 11/7 at Glasgow (Newark), 11/13 at DuPont [Alexis I.] (Wilmington), 11/27 vs Appoquinimink (West Middletown), 12/11 vs Red Lion Christian Academy (Bear), 12/19 vs Archmere Academy (Claymont)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Appoquinimink (West Middletown) (-7.9), Archmere Academy (Claymont) (-11.3), DuPont [Alexis I.] (Wilmington) (-16.9)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Newark (-31.2), Glasgow (Newark) (-24.5), Red Lion Christian Academy (Bear) (-21.1)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9 (2.6 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -18.6
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -9.6
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #33
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #7909
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 7-0
2020 Projected League Finish*: 1st
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 93%



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