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GENERAL
Nickname: Lancers
Colors: Red/Gold
Coach: Rich Drayton
League: Philadelphia Public - American
Playoff Division: AAAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #70

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Vance Johnson 6'1" 175 Junior WR
Rob Martin 6'0" 185 Senior RB
Ron Cordero 5'11" 240 Senior OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Running Game, Defensive Speed
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: -20.8
2021 National Rank: #9764
2021 State Rank: #387
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.4
2022 Starting Power Rating: -35.6
2022 National Rank: #9460
2022 State Rank: #377
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 2.9
Dynasty National Rank: #7777
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 38.5
Dynasty Record: 94-109-1 (50-45-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 2-8-1
2021 League Record/Finish: 1-3-1 (5th)
2021 Points For Average: 12.8
2021 Points Against Average: 36.3
2021 Differential: -23.5
2021 Wins: #8575 Boys' Latin Charter (Philadelphia) (21-16), #11495 Kensington (Philadelphia) (42-14)
2021 Losses: #1606 Bishop Shanahan (Downingtown) (57-13), #1954 Northeast (Philadelphia) (62-22), #3988 Frankford (Philadelphia) (44-0), #4952 Haverford (Havertown) (49-0), #5790 Olney (Philadelphia) (32-6), #5966 Lincoln [Abraham] (Philadelphia) (43-6), #6762 Mastery Charter North (Philadelphia) (36-18), #9354 Franklin [Benjamin] (Philadelphia) (40-7)
2021 Ties: #10884 West Philadelphia (Philadelphia) (6-6)
2021 Opponents W-L: 63-48-1
Recent League Championships: 2020, 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 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/27 at Chester, 9/2 vs Franklin [Benjamin] (Philadelphia), 9/9 at Bishop Shanahan (Downingtown), 9/16 King [Dr. Martin Luther] (Philadelphia), 9/30 West Philadelphia (Philadelphia), 10/8 Mastery Charter North (Philadelphia), 10/14 at Boys' Latin Charter (Philadelphia), 10/21 at Lincoln [Abraham] (Philadelphia)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop Shanahan (Downingtown) (1.8), Mastery Charter North (Philadelphia) (-19.5), Lincoln [Abraham] (Philadelphia) (-20.2)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: West Philadelphia (Philadelphia) (-40.1), Franklin [Benjamin] (Philadelphia) (-30.5), Boys' Latin Charter (Philadelphia) (-28.4)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.8 (-5.9 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -22.6
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -25.4
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #265
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7276
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-6
2022 Projected League Finish: 4th
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%