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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: John Franco
League: WPIAL AAAA Foothills (moving from WPIAL AAAA Big East)
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #100

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 8.6
2011 National Rank: #5806
2011 State Rank: #251
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +0.3
2012 Starting Power Rating: 8.9
2012 National Rank: #5434
2012 State Rank: #240
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 15.7
Dynasty National Rank: #3179
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.8
Dynasty Record: 39-53 (23-35 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 3-6
2011 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (5th)
2011 Points For Average: 15.9
2011 Points Against Average: 30.1
2011 Differential: -14.2
2011 Wins: #7791 Kiski Area (Vandergrift) (24-14), #8263 Hollidaysburg (55-13), #9929 Plum (Pittsburgh) (23-0)
2011 Losses: #233 Central Catholic (Pittsburgh) (42-7), #575 McDowell (Erie) (59-0), #1942 Penn Hills (Pittsburgh) (40-6), #2023 Woodland Hills (Pittsburgh) (28-7), #2416 McKeesport (47-7), #5104 Fox Chapel (Pittsburgh) (28-14)
2011 Opponents W-L: 45-45
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 9/7 Kiski Area (Vandergrift), 9/14 at Penn-Trafford (Harrison City), 9/21 at Gateway (Monroeville), 9/28 McKeesport, 10/5 Hempfield Area (Greensburg), 10/12 at Greater Latrobe (Latrobe), 10/19 at Central Catholic (Pittsburgh), 10/26 Connellsville
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Gateway (Monroeville) (56), Central Catholic (Pittsburgh) (42.2), Penn-Trafford (Harrison City) (31.5)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Hempfield Area (Greensburg) (0.2), Kiski Area (Vandergrift) (0.7), Greater Latrobe (Latrobe) (9.2)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.3
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #50
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1256
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 5th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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