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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Coach: Jim Render
League: WPIAL AAAA Great Southern
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #6

TOP PLAYERS
Jack Schwaba 6'5" 240 Senior TE [Northwestern]
Dakota Conwell 6'1" 210 Senior LB [Pittsburgh]
Ian Park 6'4" 295 Senior OL [Northwestern]

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 38
2010 National Rank: #803
2010 State Rank: #29
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 43.2
2011 National Rank: #318
2011 State Rank: #12
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 40.4
Dynasty National Rank: #253
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.2
Dynasty Record: 43-15 (18-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 8-3
2010 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2010 Points For Average: 24
2010 Points Against Average: 14.8
2010 Differential: +9.2
2010 Wins: #1503 Bethel Park (44-21), #1668 Shaler Area (Pittsburgh) (24-6), #1924 Penn Hills (Pittsburgh) (37-21), #1951 West Allegheny (Imperial) (28-20), #2812 Peters Township (McMurray) (28-16), #3365 Norwin (North Huntingdon) (31-0), #3530 Baldwin (Pittsburgh) (38-22), #7037 Canon-McMillan (Canonsburg) (10-0)
2010 Losses: #36 North Allegheny (Wexford) (27-0), #454 North Hills (Pittsburgh) (16-14), #569 Mt. Lebanon (Pittsburgh) (14-10)
2010 Opponents W-L: 71-47
Recent State Championships: 2006
Recent League Championships: 2006 (WPIAL AAAA 4), 2005 (tied for 1st; WPIAL AAAA 1), 2004 (WPIAL AAAA 1), 2003 (WPIAL AAAA-4 West)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 4
Streak List: 9/23/11 West Allegheny (Imperial) (41-27), 9/30/11 Baldwin (Pittsburgh) (42-0), 10/7/11 Peters Township (McMurray) (42-14), 10/14/11 Canon-McMillan (Canonsburg) (55-0)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 Shaler Area (Pittsburgh), 9/9 Norwin (North Huntingdon), 9/16 at North Allegheny (Wexford), 9/23 at West Allegheny (Imperial), 9/30 Baldwin (Pittsburgh), 10/7 at Peters Township (McMurray), 10/14 Canon-McMillan (Canonsburg), 10/21 at Bethel Park, 10/28 Mt. Lebanon (Pittsburgh)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: North Allegheny (Wexford) (50.1), Mt. Lebanon (Pittsburgh) (39.2), Shaler Area (Pittsburgh) (30.7)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Canon-McMillan (Canonsburg) (3.6), Baldwin (Pittsburgh) (15.1), Norwin (North Huntingdon) (18)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.5 (30.6 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.8
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.3
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #19
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #763
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 11%
Opener: 9/2 Shaler Area (Pittsburgh) [projection: 31-14 win]



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