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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Blue/Red
Coach: Jim Ward
League: WPIAL AAAA Foothills
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #44

TOP PLAYERS
Tyrone Neal 6'1" 225 Senior LB

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Christian Wilson 6'6" 305 Senior OT

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Delvon Simmons 6'5" 260 Senior DT [Texas Tech]
Branden Jackson 6'4" 225 Senior DE 4.60 [Texas Tech]
Kevin Johnson 6'0" 185 Senior DB [Eastern Michigan]
Sam Gooden 5'9" 200 Senior RB

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 28.2
2010 National Rank: #1819
2010 State Rank: #77
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 24.4
2011 National Rank: #2086
2011 State Rank: #88
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 40.1
Dynasty National Rank: #262
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.4
Dynasty Record: 42-13 (26-3 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 8-2
2010 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 25.4
2010 Points Against Average: 9.3
2010 Differential: +16.1
2010 Wins: #959 Gateway (Monroeville) (28-14), #3304 Seneca Valley (Harmony) (20-6), #3365 Norwin (North Huntingdon) (14-7), #3511 Penn-Trafford (Harrison City) (31-28), #4587 Greater Latrobe (Latrobe) (7-0), #6909 Hempfield Area (Greensburg) (30-7), #9157 Altoona (60-0), #10450 Connellsville (43-0)
2010 Losses: #790 Steubenville (OH) (7-0), #1503 Bethel Park (24-21)
2010 Opponents W-L: 38-60
Recent State Championships: 2005
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2007 (WPIAL AAAA 4), 2005 (WPIAL AAAA 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/2/11 St. Joan of Arc (Barrie, Ontario) (54-9), 9/9/11 Altoona (47-7)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 St. Joan of Arc (Barrie, Ontario), 9/9 Altoona, 9/16 at Connellsville, 9/23 at Seneca Valley (Harmony), 9/30 Greater Latrobe (Latrobe), 10/7 at Penn-Trafford (Harrison City), 10/14 Norwin (North Huntingdon), 10/21 at Hempfield Area (Greensburg), 10/28 Gateway (Monroeville)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Gateway (Monroeville) (33.8), Penn-Trafford (Harrison City) (27.9), Seneca Valley (Harmony) (27.2)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Connellsville (-10.2), Altoona (-4.1), Hempfield Area (Greensburg) (3.8)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.1 (18.1 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.2
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.1
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #140
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3780
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%
Opener: 9/2 St. Joan of Arc (Barrie, Ontario) [projection: 34-6 win]



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