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GENERAL
Nickname: Golden Beavers
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Matt Gray
League: WPIAL A Big Seven
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank: #25

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Dustin Creel 6'2" 190 Senior WR/DB 4.60
Eric Blinn 6'1" 175 Senior QB/DB 4.80
Cody Boyde 6'3" 210 Senior TE/DE 4.90

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience At Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced OL

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 14.1
2010 National Rank: #4485
2010 State Rank: #201
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 11.3
2011 National Rank: #4728
2011 State Rank: #210
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 7.8
Dynasty National Rank: #5724
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.8
Dynasty Record: 27-23 (20-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 6-4
2010 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2010 Points For Average: 24.1
2010 Points Against Average: 22.4
2010 Differential: +1.7
2010 Wins: #4995 Sto-Rox (McKees Rocks) (22-6), #6306 Fort Cherry (McDonald) (21-7), #8141 Shenango (New Castle) (26-21), #8405 Neshannock (New Castle) (28-6), #10494 Union Area (New Castle) (38-6), #12020 South Side (Hookstown) (46-26)
2010 Losses: #223 Clairton (55-6), #1008 Rochester (34-18), #1409 Springdale (35-14), #6098 Cornell (Coraopolis) (28-22)
2010 Opponents W-L: 68-40
Recent League Championships: 2007 (WPIAL A 3), 2003 (WPIAL A-3 Big Seven A)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/3 Fort Cherry (McDonald), 9/10 Clairton, 9/17 Cornell (Coraopolis), 9/23 at Shenango (New Castle), 10/1 Neshannock (New Castle), 10/7 at Rochester, 10/14 at Sto-Rox (McKees Rocks), 10/22 South Side (Hookstown), 10/28 at Union Area (New Castle)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Clairton (49), Rochester (35.3), Sto-Rox (McKees Rocks) (17.5)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Union Area (New Castle) (-12.3), South Side (Hookstown) (-11.6), Neshannock (New Castle) (-1.2)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.1 (13.4 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.5
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.4
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #148
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4002
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/3 Fort Cherry (McDonald) [projection: 28-26 loss]