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GENERAL
Nickname: Black Knights
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Ted Swavely
League: Section 3 AA 2 (moving from Section 3 AA/A)
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank*: #32

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: -8.7
2023 National Rank: #7374
2023 State Rank: #152
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -3.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -3.6
2024 Starting Power Rating*: -27
2024 National Rank*: #7879
2024 State Rank*: #177
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): -23.3
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #10796
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 3.7
5-Year Dynasty Record: 11-27 (7-15 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 3.5
Dynasty National Rank: #7231
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 30.5
Dynasty Record: 66-109 (39-70 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 6-3
2023 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (2nd)
2023 Points For Average: 30.1
2023 Points Against Average: 28.8
2023 Differential: +1.3
2023 Wins: #8218 East Syracuse-Minoa (East Syracuse) (23-20), #8567 Auburn (28-22), #8998 West Genesee (Camillus) (21-20), #10858 Fayetteville-Manlius (Manlius) (33-20), #11540 Henninger (Syracuse) (14-6), #11618 Fowler [George] (Syracuse) (59-20)
2023 Losses: #2541 Whitesboro (Marcy) (55-48), #2767 Cicero-North Syracuse (Cicero) (56-24), #7062 Corcoran (Syracuse) (40-21)
2023 Opponents W-L: 44-45
Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st; Section 3 Class AA 2), 2004 (tied for 1st; Section 3 Class AA 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 9/13 East Syracuse-Minoa (East Syracuse), 9/21 at Proctor [Thomas R.] (Utica), 9/27 at Baker [Charles W.] (Baldwinsville), 10/4 Corcoran (Syracuse), 10/11 at Whitesboro (Marcy), 10/18 Central Square, 10/25 Henninger (Syracuse)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Whitesboro (Marcy) (3.1), Baker [Charles W.] (Baldwinsville) (-18.8), Corcoran (Syracuse) (-20.1)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Henninger (Syracuse) (-44.7), East Syracuse-Minoa (East Syracuse) (-28.7), Proctor [Thomas R.] (Utica) (-27.7)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.9 (-9.2 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -22.7
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -4.8
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #7
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #4131
2024 Projected Regular Season Record*: 3-4
2024 Projected League Finish*: 1st
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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