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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Black/Gray
Coach: Calvin Everett
League: Mid-Penn - Commonwealth
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #20

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Jalen Fitzpatrick 5'10" 185 Senior QB [Temple]

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 37.9
2010 National Rank: #814
2010 State Rank: #31
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 34.7
2011 National Rank: #844
2011 State Rank: #38
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 37.7
Dynasty National Rank: #379
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.7
Dynasty Record: 42-18 (24-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 9-3
2010 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 37.7
2010 Points Against Average: 19.9
2010 Differential: +17.8
2010 Wins: #180 Cumberland Valley (Mechanicsburg) (28-21), #553 Central Dauphin (Harrisburg) (28-0), #1295 State College (42-35), #1878 Parkland (Allentown) (39-30), #3817 Penn Manor (Millersville) (75-28), #3816 Central Dauphin East (Harrisburg) (42-0), #4328 Penn [William] (York) (49-28), #5151 Carlisle (36-6), #6280 Chambersburg (66-24)
2010 Losses: #301 Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg) (21-7), #1438 Boone [Daniel] (Birdsboro) (14-12), #2700 Pennsbury (Fairless Hills) (32-28)
2010 Opponents W-L: 81-63
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2007, 2006
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/3 Parkland (Allentown), 9/10 Pennsbury (Fairless Hills), 9/16 at Penn [William] (York), 9/23 at Carlisle, 10/1 State College, 10/7 at Chambersburg, 10/15 Central Dauphin (Harrisburg), 10/22 Central Dauphin East (Harrisburg), 10/28 at Cumberland Valley (Mechanicsburg), 11/5 at Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Cumberland Valley (Mechanicsburg) (50.2), Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg) (47.7), Central Dauphin (Harrisburg) (35.3)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Chambersburg (5.5), Penn [William] (York) (14.7), Carlisle (15.8)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.1 (26.3 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.9
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #12
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #622
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/3 Parkland (Allentown) [projection: 31-22 win]



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