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GENERAL
Nickname: Highlanders
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Billy Seals
League: Mountain State
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2011 JV Record: 8-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Mark Shaver 6'0" 180 Senior QB/OLB 4.61
Jarod Martin 6'2.5" 210 Senior TE/DE 4.78
Payton Johnson 6'0" 190 Senior OLB 4.69

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience On Offense
Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced Secondary, Depth On Lines

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 25.4
2011 National Rank: #2320
2011 State Rank: #7
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 26.7
2012 National Rank: #1909
2012 State Rank: #5
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 11.1
Dynasty National Rank: #4465
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.8
Dynasty Record: 37-58 (29-53 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 6-2 (tied for 2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 29.8
2011 Points Against Average: 20.8
2011 Differential: +9
2011 Wins: #4007 Parkersburg (56-20), #4007 Parkersburg (27-17), #4337 Capital (Charleston) (35-14), #4489 Wilson [Woodrow] (Beckley) (22-12), #5021 Riverside (Belle) (28-15), #6581 Greenbrier East (Lewisburg) (31-3), #8481 Winfield (34-24), #9526 Lincoln County (Hamlin) (32-6)
2011 Losses: #182 Martinsburg (46-7), #2970 Cabell Midland (Ona) (31-30), #4081 Spring Valley (Huntington) (33-29), #5553 Logan (28-27)
2011 Opponents W-L: 78-53
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 at Lincoln County (Hamlin), 8/31 at Spring Valley (Huntington), 9/7 Winfield, 9/14 at Parkersburg, 9/21 Cabell Midland (Ona), 10/5 at Wilson [Woodrow] (Beckley), 10/12 at Logan, 10/19 Greenbrier East (Lewisburg), 10/26 Riverside (Belle), 11/2 Capital (Charleston)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Cabell Midland (Ona) (18.9), Spring Valley (Huntington) (18.5), Capital (Charleston) (17.2)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Lincoln County (Hamlin) (-6.1), Winfield (-0.7), Riverside (Belle) (2.1)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.4 (17.7 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.1
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #17
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4446
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 46%