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GENERAL
Nickname: Titans
Colors: Blue/Red
Coach: Chris Siegle
League: WPIAL AAAA Northern Eight (moving from WPIAL AAAA Northern Seven)
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #58

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Brad Good Senior QB
Wayde Barkey Senior RB
Ross Budziszewski Senior OL

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
JP Holtz 6'4" 235 Senior TE 4.75 [Pittsburgh]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience On OL, Depth At Skill Positions

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 29.3
2011 National Rank: #1776
2011 State Rank: #77
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.8
2012 Starting Power Rating: 20.4
2012 National Rank: #2910
2012 State Rank: #127
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 23.7
Dynasty National Rank: #1563
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.6
Dynasty Record: 51-40 (25-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 5-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th)
2011 Points For Average: 21.4
2011 Points Against Average: 28.8
2011 Differential: -7.4
2011 Wins: #575 McDowell (Erie) (41-28), #2076 North Hills (Pittsburgh) (26-14), #2989 Bethel Park (21-13), #6639 Butler (34-6), #7897 Hempfield Area (Greensburg) (34-13)
2011 Losses: #71 North Allegheny (Wexford) (34-17), #167 Upper St. Clair (49-0), #234 Gateway (Monroeville) (52-13), #805 Seneca Valley (Harmony) (28-21), #2504 Pine-Richland (Gibsonia) (51-7)
2011 Opponents W-L: 65-44
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 9/7 at Butler, 9/14 at North Hills (Pittsburgh), 9/21 Peters Township (McMurray), 9/28 at Fox Chapel (Pittsburgh), 10/5 at Seneca Valley (Harmony), 10/13 Pine-Richland (Gibsonia), 10/19 North Allegheny (Wexford), 10/26 at Norwin (North Huntingdon)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: North Allegheny (Wexford) (64.6), Seneca Valley (Harmony) (39.2), Pine-Richland (Gibsonia) (24.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Norwin (North Huntingdon) (-20), Butler (5.8), Fox Chapel (Pittsburgh) (9.3)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.8 (34.1 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.4
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #77
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1766
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 5th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%