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GENERAL
Nickname: Black Hawks
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Jeff Metheny
League: WPIAL AAAA Southeastern
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #20

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2012 JV Record: 3-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Ryan Sosnack
Mike Grimm [Pittsburgh]
Danny Emma

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 36.7
2012 National Rank: #1026
2012 State Rank: #42
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 36.6
2013 National Rank: #856
2013 State Rank: #31
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 37
Dynasty National Rank: #564
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1
Dynasty Record: 41-19 (21-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 7-4
2012 League Record/Finish: 6-2 (tied for 3rd)
2012 Points For Average: 27.1
2012 Points Against Average: 19.8
2012 Differential: +7.3
2012 Wins: #375 Upper St. Clair (24-17), #2213 Peters Township (McMurray) (29-6), #3510 McKeesport (31-20), #3799 Penn Hills (Pittsburgh) (31-7), #4612 Baldwin (Pittsburgh) (42-25), #6878 Canon-McMillan (Canonsburg) (44-0), #9559 Plum (Pittsburgh) (55-14)
2012 Losses: #4 North Allegheny (Wexford) (42-14), #255 Woodland Hills (Pittsburgh) (35-7), #282 Seneca Valley (Harmony) (35-14), #614 Mt. Lebanon (Pittsburgh) (17-7)
2012 Opponents W-L: 71-49
Recent League Championships: 2009 (WPIAL AAAA Great Southern), 2008 (WPIAL AAAA Great Southern)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 Plum (Pittsburgh), 9/6 at Mt. Lebanon (Pittsburgh), 9/13 Woodland Hills (Pittsburgh), 9/20 at Canon-McMillan (Canonsburg), 9/27 Peters Township (McMurray), 10/4 at Penn Hills (Pittsburgh), 10/11 at Upper St. Clair, 10/18 Seneca Valley (Harmony), 10/25 Baldwin (Pittsburgh)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Woodland Hills (Pittsburgh) (51.1), Mt. Lebanon (Pittsburgh) (46.3), Upper St. Clair (43.2)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Plum (Pittsburgh) (-4), Canon-McMillan (Canonsburg) (3.8), Baldwin (Pittsburgh) (17.9)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.7 (33.5 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.9
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.2
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #11
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #607
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2013 Projected League Finish: 4th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%