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GENERAL
Nickname: Lancers
Colors: Red/Gold
Coach: Rich Drayton
League: Philadelphia Public - American
Playoff Division: AAAAAA
Playoff Division Rank*: #72

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: -18.8
2023 National Rank: #9305
2023 State Rank: #392
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: +2.7
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -0.1
2024 Starting Power Rating*: -24.2
2024 National Rank*: #7369
2024 State Rank*: #311
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): -15.6
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #9281
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 8.6
5-Year Dynasty Record: 8-35-1 (4-17-1 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 0.9
Dynasty National Rank: #7998
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 25.1
Dynasty Record: 99-125-1 (53-54-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 2-8
2023 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (tied for 6th)
2023 Points For Average: 15.8
2023 Points Against Average: 20.6
2023 Differential: -4.8
2023 Wins: #9421 Frankford (Philadelphia) (12-6), #12713 KIPP Cooper Norcross (Camden, NJ) (44-0)
2023 Losses: #4601 King [Dr. Martin Luther] (Philadelphia) (28-13), #4996 Bishop Shanahan (Downingtown) (33-0), #4995 Northeast (Philadelphia) (23-7), #6033 Washington [George] (Philadelphia) (29-20), #6615 West Philadelphia (Philadelphia) (34-27), #6710 Boys' Latin Charter (Philadelphia) (20-14), #8390 Mastery Charter North (Philadelphia) (25-15), #8956 Belmont (Philadelphia) (8-6)
2023 Opponents W-L: 57-54
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 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/23 at Edison [Thomas Alva] (Philadelphia), 9/13 Olney (Philadelphia), 9/21 at Germantown Academy (Fort Washington), 9/27 at West Philadelphia (Philadelphia), 10/5 at Mastery Charter North (Philadelphia), 10/18 Washington [George] (Philadelphia), 11/28 at Northeast (Philadelphia)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Northeast (Philadelphia) (-3.4), Germantown Academy (Fort Washington) (-8), Washington [George] (Philadelphia) (-14.5)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Edison [Thomas Alva] (Philadelphia) (-56.9), Olney (Philadelphia) (-52.1), Mastery Charter North (Philadelphia) (-23.4)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.7 (-9 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -25.2
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -16.5
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #223
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #4579
2024 Projected Regular Season Record*: 3-4
2024 Projected League Finish*: 7th
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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