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GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Dave McDonald
League: WPIAL AAAA Foothills
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #87

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2011 JV Record: 2-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jade Maher 6'4" 190 Junior QB
Jimmy Demarco 6'0" 210 Junior ILB
Austin Brooks 6'2" 270 Junior OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talented Youth
Team Weaknesses: Experience

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 11.1
2011 National Rank: #5217
2011 State Rank: #230
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.7
2012 Starting Power Rating: 10.6
2012 National Rank: #4998
2012 State Rank: #212
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -1.3
Dynasty National Rank: #8661
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.9
Dynasty Record: 18-66 (10-45 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 5-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th)
2011 Points For Average: 19.3
2011 Points Against Average: 28.9
2011 Differential: -9.6
2011 Wins: #5661 Greater Latrobe (Latrobe) (16-0), #7897 Hempfield Area (Greensburg) (17-16), #9131 Norwin (North Huntingdon) (31-28), #10642 Uniontown (40-7), #11827 Valley (New Kensington) (49-18)
2011 Losses: #167 Upper St. Clair (42-0), #234 Gateway (Monroeville) (40-0), #790 Penn-Trafford (Harrison City) (39-0), #2416 McKeesport (58-21), #4079 Greensburg Salem (Greensburg) (41-19)
2011 Opponents W-L: 51-50
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 9/7 Gateway (Monroeville), 9/14 Hempfield Area (Greensburg), 9/21 at Seneca Valley (Harmony), 9/28 at Norwin (North Huntingdon), 10/5 Penn-Trafford (Harrison City), 10/12 at McKeesport, 10/19 Greater Latrobe (Latrobe), 10/26 at Altoona
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Gateway (Monroeville) (56), Seneca Valley (Harmony) (39.2), Penn-Trafford (Harrison City) (31.5)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Norwin (North Huntingdon) (-20), Hempfield Area (Greensburg) (0.2), Altoona (8.9)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.6 (19.9 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.1
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #81
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1833
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%