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GENERAL
Nickname: Commodores
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Bill Gallagher
League: Pittsburgh City
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #63

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2010 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Leighton Hawkins 5'10" 185 Senior WR/DB 4.50
LaMarr Blackwell 6'0" 220 Senior TE/ILB 4.75
Jordan Clayton 6'1" 215 Senior TE/ILB 4.60

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Strength/Conditioning, Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: Experience

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 23.1
2010 National Rank: #2659
2010 State Rank: #111
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -21.5
2011 Starting Power Rating: 20.2
2011 National Rank: #2853
2011 State Rank: #128
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 8.8
Dynasty National Rank: #5424
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.8
Dynasty Record: 37-19 (31-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 11-2
2010 League Record/Finish: 8-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 32.8
2010 Points Against Average: 12.2
2010 Differential: +20.6
2010 Wins: #2899 Wheeling Central Catholic (Wheeling, WV) (39-28), #7401 Brashear (Pittsburgh) (32-0), #7401 Brashear (Pittsburgh) (34-13), #8185 Allderdice [Taylor] (Pittsburgh) (40-0), #8280 Schenley (Pittsburgh) (30-28), #8280 Schenley (Pittsburgh) (29-8), #9662 Oliver (Pittsburgh) (35-0), #9949 Langley (Pittsburgh) (28-6), #10314 Peabody (Pittsburgh) (40-6), #10596 Carrick (Pittsburgh) (46-0), #12804 Westinghouse (Pittsburgh) (40-6)
2010 Losses: #454 North Hills (Pittsburgh) (28-7), #1295 State College (35-26)
2010 Opponents W-L: 69-74
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2005, 2004, 2003 (tied for 1st; WPIAL Pittsburgh City)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 at North Hills (Pittsburgh), 9/9 Carrick (Pittsburgh), 9/17 at Fort Hill (Cumberland, MD), 9/23 Oliver (Pittsburgh), 9/30 at Langley (Pittsburgh), 10/7 at Allderdice [Taylor] (Pittsburgh), 10/14 at East (Erie), 10/21 at Brashear (Pittsburgh), 10/27 Westinghouse (Pittsburgh), 11/4 at University Prep (Pittsburgh)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: North Hills (Pittsburgh) (43.3), Fort Hill (Cumberland, MD) (23.2), Brashear (Pittsburgh) (11.4)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Westinghouse (Pittsburgh) (-23.6), East (Erie) (-11.3), Carrick (Pittsburgh) (-10)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.1 (4.9 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.2
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.3
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #288
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7452
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/2 at North Hills (Pittsburgh) [projection: 31-7 loss]