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GENERAL
Nickname: Greyhounds
Colors: Blue/Gray
Coach: Jule Dolci
League: West Jersey - National (moving from West Jersey - Valley)
Playoff Division: South Group 4
Playoff Division Rank: #18

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2021 JV Record: 8-0-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Tommy Walters 6'2" 220 Junior DE/HB 4.9
Jule Dolci 5'11" 255 Senior OL/DL 5.3
Clark Norway 6'1" 175 Senior RB/OLB 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Talent/Depth, Senior Class
Team Weaknesses: Line Inexperience

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: -6.5
2021 National Rank: #6990
2021 State Rank: #214
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.5
2022 Starting Power Rating: -16.1
2022 National Rank: #5803
2022 State Rank: #174
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 9.4
Dynasty National Rank: #5789
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 25.5
Dynasty Record: 94-93 (46-43 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 5-5
2021 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2021 Points For Average: 20.8
2021 Points Against Average: 20.8
2021 Differential: 0
2021 Wins: #8134 Steinert (Hamilton) (17-0), #9868 Pemberton (30-13), #10145 Allentown (35-7), #10558 West Windsor-Plainsboro North/West Windsor-Plainsboro South (Plainsboro) (35-18), #10625 Lawrence (Lawrenceville) (42-16)
2021 Losses: #634 Shawnee (Medford) (35-0), #1433 Camden (42-7), #5316 Ewing (Trenton) (29-3), #5784 Moorestown (21-13), #5808 Hightstown (27-26)
2021 Opponents W-L: 38-63
Recent League Championships: 2020 (West Jersey - Valley), 2019 (tied for 1st; West Jersey - Patriot), 2011 (West Jersey - Colonial), 2010 (tied for 1st; West Jersey - Colonial)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/26 Shawnee (Medford), 9/2 Pemberton, 9/9 at Moorestown, 9/16 Cherry Hill West (Cherry Hill), 9/23 at Hopewell Valley Central (Pennington), 9/30 Triton (Runnemede), 10/7 Paul VI (Haddonfield), 10/14 at Rancocas Valley (Mt. Holly), 10/21 at Seneca (Tabernacle)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Shawnee (Medford) (13.2), Paul VI (Haddonfield) (-0.4), Hopewell Valley Central (Pennington) (-6.6)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Pemberton (-43.8), Rancocas Valley (Mt. Holly) (-26.3), Moorestown (-17)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.4
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.5
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.1
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #163
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4592
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2022 Projected League Finish: 5th
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%