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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Coach: Jim Render
League: WPIAL AAAA Southeastern (moving from WPIAL AAAA Great Southern)
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #9

SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Rori Blair 6'4" 200 Senior OLB

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Dakota Conwell 6'2" 205 Senior LB 4.55 [Arizona]
Ian Park 6'4" 300 Senior OL [Northwestern]
Jack Schwaba 6'5" 235 Senior TE [Northwestern]

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 52.9
2011 National Rank: #167
2011 State Rank: #6
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2012 Starting Power Rating: 45.8
2012 National Rank: #311
2012 State Rank: #15
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 41.3
Dynasty National Rank: #143
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7
Dynasty Record: 86-21 (42-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 11-2
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 38.5
2011 Points Against Average: 10.1
2011 Differential: +28.4
2011 Wins: #233 Central Catholic (Pittsburgh) (28-14), #575 McDowell (Erie) (21-14), #1073 Mt. Lebanon (Pittsburgh) (42-6), #1776 Shaler Area (Pittsburgh) (49-0), #1960 West Allegheny (Imperial) (41-27), #2989 Bethel Park (55-0), #3748 Baldwin (Pittsburgh) (42-0), #3925 Peters Township (McMurray) (42-14), #5218 Connellsville (42-0), #8858 Canon-McMillan (Canonsburg) (55-0), #9131 Norwin (North Huntingdon) (42-0)
2011 Losses: #71 North Allegheny (Wexford) (28-21), #71 North Allegheny (Wexford) (28-21)
2011 Opponents W-L: 81-61
Recent State Championships: 2006
Recent League Championships: 2011 (WPIAL AAAA Great Southern), 2006 (WPIAL AAAA 4), 2005 (tied for 1st; WPIAL AAAA 1), 2004 (WPIAL AAAA 1), 2003 (WPIAL AAAA-4 West)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 9/7 at Canon-McMillan (Canonsburg), 9/14 at Peters Township (McMurray), 9/21 Penn Hills (Pittsburgh), 9/28 Baldwin (Pittsburgh), 10/5 at Butler, 10/12 at Bethel Park, 10/19 Plum (Pittsburgh), 10/26 Mt. Lebanon (Pittsburgh)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Mt. Lebanon (Pittsburgh) (34.2), Bethel Park (22.6), Penn Hills (Pittsburgh) (22.2)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Plum (Pittsburgh) (-7.9), Canon-McMillan (Canonsburg) (-1.1), Butler (5.8)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.3 (31.3 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.2
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #133
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3008
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-0
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 85%



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