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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Terry Totten
League: WPIAL AAAA Northern Eight (moving from WPIAL AAAA Big East)
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #15

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Perry Hills 6'3" 200 Senior QB 4.6 [Maryland]
Anthony Nixon 6'2" 205 Senior DB 4.50 [Maryland]
Logan Dietz 6'5" 265 Senior OL [Bowling Green]
Damion Jones-Moore 5'7" 175 Senior RB 4.49 [Toledo]
Juwan Haynes 6'1" 175 Senior DB [Toledo]
Jake Walther 6'4" 275 Senior OG [Brown]

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 50.2
2011 National Rank: #233
2011 State Rank: #11
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 41
2012 National Rank: #533
2012 State Rank: #24
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 48.2
Dynasty National Rank: #45
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6
Dynasty Record: 103-14 (49-3 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 11-1
2011 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 34.2
2011 Points Against Average: 11.1
2011 Differential: +23.1
2011 Wins: #43 Archbishop Wood (Warminster) (20-17), #234 Gateway (Monroeville) (13-7), #1073 Mt. Lebanon (Pittsburgh) (31-14), #1942 Penn Hills (Pittsburgh) (36-6), #2023 Woodland Hills (Pittsburgh) (31-13), #2989 Bethel Park (30-7), #3925 Peters Township (McMurray) (42-14), #5104 Fox Chapel (Pittsburgh) (49-7), #5807 Altoona (42-7), #7791 Kiski Area (Vandergrift) (42-7), #9929 Plum (Pittsburgh) (60-6)
2011 Losses: #167 Upper St. Clair (28-14)
2011 Opponents W-L: 68-60
Recent State Championships: 2007, 2004
Recent League Championships: 2011 (WPIAL AAAA Big East), 2010 (WPIAL AAAA Big East), 2007 (WPIAL AAAA 2), 2006 (WPIAL AAAA 2), 2005 (WPIAL AAAA 2), 2004 (WPIAL AAAA 2), 2003 (tied for 1st; WPIAL AAAA-2 East)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 9/7 North Hills (Pittsburgh), 9/14 Canon-McMillan (Canonsburg), 9/21 at Fox Chapel (Pittsburgh), 9/28 Seneca Valley (Harmony), 10/5 Pine-Richland (Gibsonia), 10/12 at North Allegheny (Wexford), 10/19 Altoona, 10/26 at Butler
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: North Allegheny (Wexford) (64.6), Seneca Valley (Harmony) (39.2), Pine-Richland (Gibsonia) (24.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Canon-McMillan (Canonsburg) (-1.1), Butler (5.8), Altoona (8.9)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21 (27.9 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.7
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #61
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1508
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%



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