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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: D.J. Hough
League: District 10 Region 4 AA
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #49

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2011 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Garrett Behringer 5'11" 165 SS/LB 4.79
Chad Roberts 6'0" 245 DT/G 5.16
Grant Panko 6'0" 160 QB/S 4.65

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Key RB

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 3.7
2011 National Rank: #7006
2011 State Rank: #305
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 7
2012 National Rank: #5924
2012 State Rank: #268
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -4.8
Dynasty National Rank: #9793
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13
Dynasty Record: 31-58 (21-42 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 5-6
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 22.3
2011 Points Against Average: 20.8
2011 Differential: +1.5
2011 Wins: #6628 Harbor Creek (Harborcreek) (24-7), #9938 Reynolds (Greenville) (13-6), #10185 Girard (43-27), #11293 Central Tech (Erie) (28-0), #12029 Seneca (Erie) (54-14)
2011 Losses: #1263 Hickory (Hermitage) (33-12), #2136 Wilmington Area (New Wilmington) (28-0), #3471 North East (34-14), #3544 General McLane (Edinboro) (14-7), #7087 Greenville (32-29), #10894 Fairview (34-21)
2011 Opponents W-L: 60-56
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 9/7 at Seneca (Erie), 9/14 Girard, 9/21 at Harbor Creek (Harborcreek), 9/28 Corry, 10/5 at Fort LeBoeuf (Waterford), 10/12 Greenville, 10/19 North East, 10/26 Fairview, 11/2 at Mercyhurst Prep (Erie)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: North East (9.6), Corry (9.3), Harbor Creek (Harborcreek) (5.2)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Seneca (Erie) (-27.7), Fairview (-10.1), Girard (-9.1)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.4 (6.8 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.1
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #369
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8322
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%