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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Raiders
Coach: Sam Bonner
League: Colonial-Schuylkill - A (moving from Colonial-Schuylkill - Red)
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank*: #47

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: -10.6
2023 National Rank: #7721
2023 State Rank: #315
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: +3.9
2024 Starting Power Rating*: -26.7
2024 National Rank*: #7818
2024 State Rank*: #335
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): -4.7
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #6825
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 22
5-Year Dynasty Record: 29-27 (16-19 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 4.5
Dynasty National Rank: #6922
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 31.2
Dynasty Record: 118-107 (76-78 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 5-6
2023 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th)
2023 Points For Average: 21.1
2023 Points Against Average: 28.4
2023 Differential: -7.3
2023 Wins: #7813 Jim Thorpe (14-7), #8847 Northern Lehigh (Slatington) (23-13), #10591 Pine Grove (42-3), #11955 Panther Valley (Lansford) (35-7), #12314 Salisbury Township (Allentown) (49-18)
2023 Losses: #796 Northwestern Lehigh (New Tripoli) (49-6), #2836 Palmerton (34-14), #3531 North Schuylkill (Ashland) (38-15), #3531 North Schuylkill (Ashland) (55-15), #3617 Notre Dame-Green Pond (Easton) (60-13), #8176 Lehighton (28-6)
2023 Opponents W-L: 67-61
Recent League Championships: 2018 (tied for 1st; Schuylkill 1), 2012 (Anthracite)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/24 at Pen Argyl, 9/6 at Pottsville, 9/13 Jim Thorpe, 9/20 at Salisbury Township (Allentown), 9/27 Bangor, 10/4 at Southern Lehigh (Center Valley), 10/11 at Lehighton, 10/18 Northwestern Lehigh (New Tripoli)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Northwestern Lehigh (New Tripoli) (26.8), Southern Lehigh (Center Valley) (21.4), Bangor (-17.4)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Salisbury Township (Allentown) (-57.1), Lehighton (-33.9), Pen Argyl (-25.3)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.5 (-3.8 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -16
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -10.5
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #153
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #3193
2024 Projected Regular Season Record*: 3-5
2024 Projected League Finish*: 7th
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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