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GENERAL
Nickname: Burrs
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Don Richardson
League: Philadelphia Catholic - Blue
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank*: #23

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 10
2024 JV Record: 5-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Kyeir Hankerson 6'2" 190 Senior LB/WR
Rush Speller 6'0" 220 Senior DL/OL
Aaron Williams 5'9" 170 Senior DB/WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: Trust

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: -12.6
2024 National Rank: #7601
2024 State Rank: #293
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +6.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -4.2
2025 Starting Power Rating*: -17.4
2025 National Rank*: #6096
2025 State Rank*: #240
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -6.8
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #6950
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 10.6
5-Year Dynasty Record: 12-33 (5-22 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 25.5
Dynasty National Rank: #1726
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 42.9
Dynasty Record: 174-95 (86-35 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 3-7
2024 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (tied for 6th)
2024 Points For Average: 21.1
2024 Points Against Average: 28.7
2024 Differential: -7.6
2024 Wins: #8436 Archbishop Carroll [John] (Radnor) (50-31), #9327 King [Dr. Martin Luther] (Philadelphia) (20-8), #11128 Franklin [Benjamin] (Philadelphia) (22-6)
2024 Losses: #2338 Imani Christian Academy (Pittsburgh) (45-6), #3160 Archbishop Ryan (Philadelphia) (34-16), #3480 Conwell-Egan Catholic (Fairless Hills) (48-26), #5419 Sts. Neumann & Goretti [John & Maria] (Philadelphia) (26-13), #5444 Lansdale Catholic (Lansdale) (22-20), #5505 Northeast (Philadelphia) (26-18), #5764 Archbishop Wood (Warminster) (41-20)
2024 Opponents W-L: 60-55
Recent State Championships: 2010, 2007 (Catholic Blue), 2006 (Catholic Blue)
Recent League Championships: 2015 (Philadelphia Catholic AA), 2014 (Philadelphia Catholic AA), 2013 (Philadelphia Catholic AA), 2012 (Philadelphia Catholic AA), 2011 (Philadelphia Catholic AA), 2010 (Philadelphia Catholic AA), 2009 (Philadelphia Catholic AA), 2008 (Philadelphia Catholic AA), 2007, 2006 (tied for 1st), 2004 (Philadelphia Catholic Blue)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/25/24 Archbishop Carroll [John] (Radnor) (50-31)

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/22 York Suburban (York), 8/30 Dover (DE), 9/5 Delaware County Christian (Newtown Square), 9/13 Conwell-Egan Catholic (Fairless Hills), 9/19 Chichester (Boothwyn), 9/26 Lansdale Catholic (Lansdale), 10/4 Archbishop Carroll [John] (Radnor), 10/11 Sts. Neumann & Goretti [John & Maria] (Philadelphia), 10/17 Archbishop Wood (Warminster), 10/24 Archbishop Ryan (Philadelphia)
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Conwell-Egan Catholic (Fairless Hills) (2.2), Archbishop Ryan (Philadelphia) (-3.5), Lansdale Catholic (Lansdale) (-5.7)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: York Suburban (York) (-48.3), Chichester (Boothwyn) (-37.8), Archbishop Carroll [John] (Radnor) (-27.8)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.2
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -14.9
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -10.7
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #189
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #972
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 4-6
2025 Projected League Finish*: 6th
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 7th






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