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GENERAL
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Tom Nola
League: WPIAL A Black Hills
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Tyler Boyd 6'1" 175 Senior WR
Titus Howard 6'3" 180 Senior DB [Pittsburgh]

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Trenton Coles 6'3" 175 Senior WR 4.40 [Pittsburgh]

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 52.5
2011 National Rank: #175
2011 State Rank: #7
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6
2012 Starting Power Rating: 49.9
2012 National Rank: #188
2012 State Rank: #8
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 30.5
Dynasty National Rank: #693
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 25.5
Dynasty Record: 109-15 (53-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 16-0
2011 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 44.1
2011 Points Against Average: 4.9
2011 Differential: +39.2
2011 Wins: #702 Southern Columbia Area (Catawissa) (35-19), #940 Sto-Rox (McKees Rocks) (42-6), #1455 Sharpsville (30-8), #1765 Rochester (43-7), #2615 Washington (42-12), #3175 Springdale (34-20), #3215 Fort Cherry (McDonald) (35-6), #3261 Brentwood (Pittsburgh) (32-0), #3839 North Star (Boswell) (44-0), #4851 Chartiers-Houston (Houston) (36-0), #5451 Western Beaver (Industry) (48-0), #6026 Cornell (Coraopolis) (54-0), #6323 Carlynton (Carnegie) (44-0), #10346 Serra Catholic (McKeesport) (48-0), #12396 Bentworth (Bentleyville) (54-0), #13377 Avella (84-0)
2011 Losses: none
2011 Opponents W-L: 115-63
Recent State Championships: 2011, 2010, 2009
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 (WPIAL A 1), 2006 (WPIAL A 1), 2004 (tied for 1st; WPIAL A 1), 2003 (tied for 1st; WPIAL A-1 Eastern)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 47
Streak List: 9/11/09 Monessen (46-0), 9/18/09 Frazier (Perryopolis) (62-7), 9/25/09 Bentworth (Bentleyville) (53-0), 10/2/09 Fort Cherry (McDonald) (45-6), 10/9/09 Chartiers-Houston (Houston) (63-3), 10/16/09 Burgettstown (53-0), 10/23/09 Avella (59-0), 10/30/09 Serra Catholic (McKeesport) (39-7), 11/6/09 South Side (Hookstown) (61-0), 11/13/09 Avonworth (Pittsburgh) (24-0), 11/20/09 Laurel (New Castle) (33-0), 11/27/09 Rochester (14-13), 12/4/09 Conemaugh Township (Davidsville) (46-0), 12/11/09 Farrell (13-7), 12/18/09 Bishop McCort (Johnstown) (15-3), 9/3/10 Washington (41-0), 9/10/10 Western Beaver (Industry) (55-6), 9/17/10 Carlynton (Carnegie) (60-6), 9/24/10 Chartiers-Houston (Houston) (48-0), 10/1/10 Avella (65-0), 10/8/10 Bentworth (Bentleyville) (60-0), 10/15/10 Brentwood (Pittsburgh) (52-0), 10/22/10 Fort Cherry (McDonald) (42-7), 10/29/10 Serra Catholic (McKeesport) (60-0), 11/5/10 Carmichaels (42-0), 11/12/10 Canevin Catholic (Pittsburgh) (47-0), 11/19/10 Springdale (26-7), 11/27/10 Rochester (12-0), 12/3/10 North Star (Boswell) (52-0), 12/10/10 Farrell (48-8), 12/17/10 Riverside (Taylor) (36-30), 9/2/11 Washington (42-12), 9/10/11 Western Beaver (Industry) (48-0), 9/16/11 Carlynton (Carnegie) (44-0), 9/23/11 Chartiers-Houston (Houston) (36-0), 9/30/11 Avella (84-0), 10/7/11 Bentworth (Bentleyville) (54-0), 10/14/11 Brentwood (Pittsburgh) (32-0), 10/21/11 Fort Cherry (McDonald) (35-6), 10/28/11 Serra Catholic (McKeesport) (48-0), 11/4/11 Cornell (Coraopolis) (54-0), 11/11/11 Springdale (34-20), 11/18/11 Rochester (43-7), 11/26/11 Sto-Rox (McKees Rocks) (42-6), 12/2/11 North Star (Boswell) (44-0), 12/9/11 Sharpsville (30-8), 12/16/11 Southern Columbia Area (Catawissa) (35-19)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 9/7 at Carlynton (Carnegie), 9/14 California (Coal Center), 9/21 at Monessen, 9/28 Fort Cherry (McDonald), 10/5 at Brentwood (Pittsburgh), 10/13 at Canevin Catholic (Pittsburgh), 10/19 Serra Catholic (McKeesport), 10/26 Imani Christian Academy (Pittsburgh)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Canevin Catholic (Pittsburgh) (22.2), Brentwood (Pittsburgh) (21.9), Fort Cherry (McDonald) (20.1)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Serra Catholic (McKeesport) (-9.9), California (Coal Center) (-2.2), Monessen (1.4)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.4 (18.5 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.1
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +9.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #200
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4446
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-0
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 92%



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