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GENERAL
Nickname: Raiders
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Edward Dawson
League: WPIAL A Big Seven
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank: #29

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Shawn Owens 5'11" 185 Senior QB/S
Paul Branagan 6'4" 275 Senior OL/DL
B.J. Lipke 6'2" 185 Senior WR/OLB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 7.3
2010 National Rank: #6098
2010 State Rank: #266
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 9.5
2011 National Rank: #5132
2011 State Rank: #234
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -9.6
Dynasty National Rank: #10850
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 20.4
Dynasty Record: 13-34 (8-33 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 7-3
2010 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2010 Points For Average: 25.2
2010 Points Against Average: 19.2
2010 Differential: +6
2010 Wins: #4485 Western Beaver (Industry) (28-22), #8141 Shenango (New Castle) (48-14), #8405 Neshannock (New Castle) (14-9), #10494 Union Area (New Castle) (42-19), #10785 Quaker Valley (Leetsdale) (18-7), #12020 South Side (Hookstown) (56-0), #13225 Bentworth (Bentleyville) (34-7)
2010 Losses: #1008 Rochester (41-0), #3870 Bethlehem Center (Fredericktown) (34-12), #4995 Sto-Rox (McKees Rocks) (39-0)
2010 Opponents W-L: 46-53
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 Quaker Valley (Leetsdale), 9/9 Bentworth (Bentleyville), 9/17 at Western Beaver (Industry), 9/23 Neshannock (New Castle), 10/1 at South Side (Hookstown), 10/8 at Shenango (New Castle), 10/14 Rochester, 10/21 Union Area (New Castle), 10/28 at Sto-Rox (McKees Rocks)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Rochester (35.3), Sto-Rox (McKees Rocks) (17.5), Western Beaver (Industry) (12.6)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Bentworth (Bentleyville) (-25.8), Union Area (New Castle) (-12.3), Quaker Valley (Leetsdale) (-11.8)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.4 (2.6 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.3
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.7
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #325
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8227
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2011 Projected League Finish: 4th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/2 Quaker Valley (Leetsdale) [projection: 42-17 win]