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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Raiders
Coach: Sam Bonner
League: Colonial-Schuylkill - A
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank*: #17

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: 7.5
2024 National Rank: #3748
2024 State Rank: #138
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: +1.4
2025 Starting Power Rating*: -4.8
2025 National Rank*: #3897
2025 State Rank*: #148
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -9.5
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #7553
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 4.7
5-Year Dynasty Record: 24-28 (17-21 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 4.6
Dynasty National Rank: #6686
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 9.4
Dynasty Record: 125-111 (80-82 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 7-4
2024 League Record/Finish: 4-4 (tied for 5th)
2024 Points For Average: 28
2024 Points Against Average: 18.9
2024 Differential: +9.1
2024 Wins: #2325 North Schuylkill (Ashland) (35-17), #3687 Pottsville (24-21), #7330 Jim Thorpe (48-7), #8602 Bangor (51-0), #9017 Pen Argyl (38-7), #10329 Salisbury Township (Allentown) (49-7), #10918 Pequea Valley (Kinzers) (35-0)
2024 Losses: #471 Northwestern Lehigh (New Tripoli) (51-0), #1432 Southern Lehigh (Center Valley) (43-7), #3716 Blue Mountain (Schuylkill Haven) (21-7), #5378 Lehighton (34-14)
2024 Opponents W-L: 72-60
Recent League Championships: 2018 (tied for 1st; Schuylkill 1), 2012 (Anthracite)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/1/24 Pequea Valley (Kinzers) (35-0)

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/22 Pen Argyl, 9/5 Pottsville, 9/11 at Jim Thorpe, 9/19 at Salisbury Township (Allentown), 9/26 at Bangor, 10/3 Southern Lehigh (Center Valley), 10/10 Lehighton, 10/17 at Northwestern Lehigh (New Tripoli)
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Northwestern Lehigh (New Tripoli) (35.2), Southern Lehigh (Center Valley) (14.2), Pottsville (-0.8)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Salisbury Township (Allentown) (-45.7), Pen Argyl (-30.2), Bangor (-29.1)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -11.6
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -10.6
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #140
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #811
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 5-3
2025 Projected League Finish*: 6th
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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