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GENERAL
Nickname: Yellowjackets
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Butch Simpson
League: 2A District 1
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 5.3
2022 National Rank: #4511
2022 State Rank: #19
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -7.7
2023 Starting Power Rating: -21.5
2023 National Rank: #6128
2023 State Rank: #23
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -11.5
Dynasty National Rank: #8650
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.2
Dynasty Record: 23-26 (17-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 8-4
2022 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2022 Points For Average: 27.3
2022 Points Against Average: 21.4
2022 Differential: +5.9
2022 Wins: #5875 Tower Hill (Wilmington) (20-0), #6062 Hodgson Vo-Tech [Paul M.] (Newark) (36-35), #6893 Concord (Wilmington) (31-7), #7819 McKean [Thomas] (Wilmington) (36-26), #9820 Conrad Science (Wilmington) (42-8), #10390 Delcastle Vo-Tech (Wilmington) (26-22), #10920 Glasgow (Newark) (41-8), #13215 Christiana (Newark) (46-0)
2022 Losses: #872 Caravel (Bear) (42-0), #1425 St. Mark's (Wilmington) (21-20), #2468 Lake Forest (Felton) (53-24), #4362 Delaware Military Academy (Wilmington) (35-6)
2022 Opponents W-L: 58-69
Recent State Championships: 2004 (I), 2003 (I)
Recent League Championships: 2011 (Blue Hen Flight - A), 2004 (tied for 1st; Blue Hen Flight A), 2003 (tied for 1st; Blue Hen Flight A)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 9/9 at Christiana (Newark), 9/16 Tower Hill (Wilmington), 9/23 Archmere Academy (Claymont), 9/30 at Mount Pleasant (Wilmington), 10/7 Delcastle Vo-Tech (Wilmington), 10/14 at Howard (Wilmington), 10/21 Caravel (Bear), 10/27 at Delaware Military Academy (Wilmington), 11/3 at Red Lion Christian Academy (Bear), 11/11 Concord (Wilmington)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Caravel (Bear) (20), Archmere Academy (Claymont) (7.3), Howard (Wilmington) (6.4)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Christiana (Newark) (-72.8), Delcastle Vo-Tech (Wilmington) (-40), Concord (Wilmington) (-25.4)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8 (-1.1 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.9
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.9
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #19
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4359
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2023 Projected League Finish: 5th
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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