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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Coach: Steve Shumbres
League: Lackawanna 1
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank*: #51

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 2.3
2023 National Rank: #5030
2023 State Rank: #198
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -1.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -1.4
2024 Starting Power Rating*: -15.5
2024 National Rank*: #5747
2024 State Rank*: #231
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): -2.5
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #6288
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 13
5-Year Dynasty Record: 25-25 (10-13 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 17.1
Dynasty National Rank: #3433
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 32.6
Dynasty Record: 122-99 (76-47 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 5-6
2023 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (5th)
2023 Points For Average: 18.7
2023 Points Against Average: 22.7
2023 Differential: -4
2023 Wins: #4195 Wilkes-Barre [Coughlin/Meyers/GAR Memorial] (Wilkes-Barre) (35-27), #6134 North Pocono (Covington Township) (33-27), #6619 Wallenpaupack Area (Hawley) (35-14), #9222 West Scranton (Scranton) (43-25), #10193 Wyoming Valley West (Plymouth) (29-0)
2023 Losses: #879 Delaware Valley (Milford) (40-0), #1759 Scranton Prep (Scranton) (34-0), #2728 Valley View (Archbald) (20-6), #3627 Abington Heights (Clarks Summit) (14-0), #3627 Abington Heights (Clarks Summit) (14-6), #4173 Wyoming Area (Exeter) (35-19)
2023 Opponents W-L: 71-59
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011 (tied for 1st), 2003 (Lackawanna I)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/23 Pocono Mountain West (Pocono Summit), 8/30 Wyoming Valley West (Plymouth), 9/6 Pocono Mountain East (Swiftwater), 9/13 West Scranton (Scranton), 9/20 Scranton Prep (Scranton), 9/27 Valley View (Archbald), 10/4 Wallenpaupack Area (Hawley), 10/11 North Pocono (Covington Township), 10/18 Abington Heights (Clarks Summit), 10/25 Delaware Valley (Milford)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Delaware Valley (Milford) (16.5), Scranton Prep (Scranton) (10.5), Valley View (Archbald) (2.4)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Pocono Mountain East (Swiftwater) (-44.8), Wyoming Valley West (Plymouth) (-42.1), West Scranton (Scranton) (-30.4)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.7 (6 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -15.4
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -19.1
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #148
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #3087
2024 Projected Regular Season Record*: 5-5
2024 Projected League Finish*: 5th
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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