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GENERAL
Nickname: Friars
Colors: Blue/Silver
Coach: Dave Gueriera
League: Inter-Academic
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2020 JV Record: 3-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Coltin Deery 6'3" 275 Senior C/DT
Isaiah Wright 5'8" 175 Senior RB/FS
Jack Capaldi 6'2" 205 Senior QB

ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECT
Max Bowman 6'6" 280 Senior OT

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Lonnie White Jr. 6'2" 210 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL Size/Strength, LB Speed/Physicality
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 49.1
2020 National Rank: #215
2020 State Rank: #14
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.2
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.2
2021 Starting Power Rating: 43.4
2021 National Rank: #146
2021 State Rank: #6
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 42.3
Dynasty National Rank: #328
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.1
Dynasty Record: 133-50 (66-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 4-0
2020 Points For Average: 27.8
2020 Points Against Average: 7
2020 Differential: +20.8
2020 Wins: #757 Archbishop Wood (Warminster) (28-14), #1975 Hun (Princeton, NJ) (10-8), #2656 Valley View (Archbald) (38-6), #3606 Salesianum (Wilmington, DE) (35-0)
2020 Losses: none
2020 Opponents W-L: 12-13
Recent League Championships: 2018, 2017, 2016 (tied for 1st), 2013 (tied for 1st), 2011, 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2007, 2005, 2003 (tied for 1st; Inter Academic)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: 5
Streak List: 11/9/19 Springside Chestnut Hill Academy (Philadelphia) (28-7), 10/24/20 Salesianum (Wilmington, DE) (35-0), 10/31/20 Hun (Princeton, NJ) (10-8), 11/6/20 Valley View (Archbald) (38-6), 11/14/20 Archbishop Wood (Warminster) (28-14)

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 9/3 La Salle (Wyndmoor), 9/10 West Catholic (Philadelphia), 9/18 at Archbishop Wood (Warminster), 9/24 at Berks Catholic (Reading), 10/8 at Archbishop Spalding (Severn, MD), 10/16 Penn Charter [William] (Philadelphia), 10/22 at Haverford School (Haverford), 10/29 Germantown Academy (Fort Washington), 11/5 at Episcopal Academy (Newtown Square), 11/13 Springside Chestnut Hill Academy (Philadelphia), 11/25 at Parkland (Allentown)
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Archbishop Spalding (Severn, MD) (54.3), La Salle (Wyndmoor) (48.8), Germantown Academy (Fort Washington) (27)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: West Catholic (Philadelphia) (-8.1), Berks Catholic (Reading) (13), Springside Chestnut Hill Academy (Philadelphia) (13.1)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.8
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.1
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.3
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #6
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #186
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-2
2021 Projected League Finish: 1st
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%