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GENERAL
Nickname: Bison
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Kevin Steele
League: Laurel Highlands
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #46

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2011 JV Record: 1-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Aaron Henry 6'0" 185 Senior TB/LB 4.70
Jacob Wirick 6'2" 200 Senior G/LB 4.90
Tyler Black 6'3" 210 Senior TE/DE 5.00

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Physical Size
Team Weaknesses: QB, Replacing Key Starters On Defense

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 12.2
2011 National Rank: #4942
2011 State Rank: #218
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 7.5
2012 National Rank: #5803
2012 State Rank: #261
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 6.7
Dynasty National Rank: #5939
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2
Dynasty Record: 48-48 (36-37 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 6-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-4 (6th)
2011 Points For Average: 22.3
2011 Points Against Average: 21.2
2011 Differential: +1.1
2011 Wins: #6919 Chestnut Ridge (New Paris) (41-15), #7234 Cambria Heights (Patton) (22-18), #7981 Somerset (12-7), #9142 Westmont Hilltop (Johnstown) (20-16), #9453 Central Cambria (Ebensburg) (28-10), #10575 Bishop Guilfoyle (Altoona) (31-0)
2011 Losses: #579 Tyrone (34-14), #2279 Richland (Johnstown) (40-36), #2539 Greater Johnstown (Johnstown) (42-17), #3156 Penn Cambria (Cresson) (24-0), #4261 Bishop McCort (Johnstown) (27-24)
2011 Opponents W-L: 68-55
Recent League Championships: 2004 (Laurel Highlands 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 9/1 at Bishop Guilfoyle (Altoona), 9/7 Penn Cambria (Cresson), 9/14 Richland (Johnstown), 9/21 at Bishop McCort (Johnstown), 9/28 Westmont Hilltop (Johnstown), 10/5 at Greater Johnstown (Johnstown), 10/12 Somerset, 10/19 at Central Cambria (Ebensburg), 10/26 Bishop Carroll (Ebensburg), 11/2 at Chestnut Ridge (New Paris)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Richland (Johnstown) (27.2), Greater Johnstown (Johnstown) (22.7), Penn Cambria (Cresson) (16.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Central Cambria (Ebensburg) (-14.3), Westmont Hilltop (Johnstown) (-13), Bishop Carroll (Ebensburg) (-10.4)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.7 (13.4 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.6
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #271
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6000
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 8th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%