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GENERAL
Nickname: Highlanders
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Billy Seals
League: Mountain State
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2012 JV Record: 4-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Nick Tubbs 6'0" 165 Senior WR 4.55
Greg May 6'1" 210 Senior LB 4.78
Charles Crawford 5'10" 175 Senior RB 4.65

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience At Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On OL

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 23.4
2012 National Rank: #2745
2012 State Rank: #10
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 24.5
2013 National Rank: #2301
2013 State Rank: #7
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 10.2
Dynasty National Rank: #5136
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.7
Dynasty Record: 22-32 (18-29 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 9-3
2012 League Record/Finish: 7-2 (3rd)
2012 Points For Average: 32.9
2012 Points Against Average: 15.7
2012 Differential: +17.2
2012 Wins: #2083 Spring Valley (Huntington) (17-0), #4585 Wilson [Woodrow] (Beckley) (30-22), #6291 Elkins (69-26), #6332 Logan (37-18), #7146 Parkersburg (44-0), #7716 Greenbrier East (Lewisburg) (35-14), #7892 Winfield (21-3), #9343 Riverside (Belle) (34-0), #13557 Lincoln County (Hamlin) (63-8)
2012 Losses: #916 Cabell Midland (Ona) (14-13), #1816 Morgantown (35-14), #3635 Capital (Charleston) (48-18)
2012 Opponents W-L: 72-60
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 at Hurricane, 9/6 Spring Valley (Huntington), 9/13 at Wilson [Woodrow] (Beckley), 9/20 Cabell Midland (Ona), 9/27 at Ripley, 10/4 Capital (Charleston), 10/18 at Parkersburg, 10/25 St. Albans, 11/1 South Charleston, 11/8 at Winfield
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Cabell Midland (Ona) (36.5), Spring Valley (Huntington) (29.2), Capital (Charleston) (24.6)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: St. Albans (-14.4), Winfield (0.3), Ripley (1.8)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.2 (10.5 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.6
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.4
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #2
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3167
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2013 Projected League Finish: 4th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%