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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Blue/Red
Coach: Jim Ward
League: WPIAL AAAA Foothills
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #41

SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Hodari Christian 6'0" 210 Senior LB [West Virginia]
Ed Stockett 6'4.5" 210 Senior QB [Akron]

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Tyrone Neal 6'1" 225 Senior LB [Illinois]
Christian Wilson 6'6" 305 Senior OT [Youngstown State]

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 24.9
2011 National Rank: #2416
2011 State Rank: #99
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 26.9
2012 National Rank: #1873
2012 State Rank: #77
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 36.4
Dynasty National Rank: #289
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.3
Dynasty Record: 76-26 (45-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 6-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 32.8
2011 Points Against Average: 19.4
2011 Differential: +13.4
2011 Wins: St. Joan of Arc (Barrie, Ontario) (54-9), #5218 Connellsville (58-21), #5661 Greater Latrobe (Latrobe) (39-6), #5807 Altoona (47-7), #7897 Hempfield Area (Greensburg) (42-0), #9131 Norwin (North Huntingdon) (48-7)
2011 Losses: #234 Gateway (Monroeville) (38-0), #575 McDowell (Erie) (42-7), #790 Penn-Trafford (Harrison City) (17-13), #805 Seneca Valley (Harmony) (47-20)
2011 Opponents W-L: 49-42
Recent State Championships: 2005
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2007 (WPIAL AAAA 4), 2005 (WPIAL AAAA 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 9/7 at Woodland Hills (Pittsburgh), 9/14 Norwin (North Huntingdon), 9/21 at Penn-Trafford (Harrison City), 9/28 at Altoona, 10/5 Greater Latrobe (Latrobe), 10/12 Connellsville, 10/19 at Kiski Area (Vandergrift), 10/26 Gateway (Monroeville)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Gateway (Monroeville) (56), Penn-Trafford (Harrison City) (31.5), Woodland Hills (Pittsburgh) (16.9)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Norwin (North Huntingdon) (-20), Kiski Area (Vandergrift) (0.7), Altoona (8.9)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.6 (24.1 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.2
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #133
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3008
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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