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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Maroon/Silver
Coach: Chris Hakel
League: Mid-Penn - Keystone
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #80

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2012 JV Record: 4-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Swahneek Brown Senior WR/DB 4.60
Tyler Schubert Junior QB 4.90
Shyheim Brown Sophomore RB/DB 4.60

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience At Skill Positions, DE, Secondary
Team Weaknesses: Need To Fill A Couple Holes In OL/LB, Depth

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 13.4
2012 National Rank: #4765
2012 State Rank: #206
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 14.5
2013 National Rank: #4237
2013 State Rank: #172
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 11.4
Dynasty National Rank: #4817
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.5
Dynasty Record: 27-28 (11-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 5-6
2012 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (tied for 6th)
2012 Points For Average: 23.9
2012 Points Against Average: 28.7
2012 Differential: -4.8
2012 Wins: #3501 Cedar Cliff (Camp Hill) (38-34), #6094 Northern York (Dillsburg) (33-26), #7281 Carlisle (14-7), #9064 Palmyra (35-19), #10737 Gettysburg (44-15)
2012 Losses: #271 Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg) (45-14), #432 Harrisburg (53-22), #1255 Susquehanna Township (Harrisburg) (48-19), #2776 Lower Dauphin (Hummelstown) (14-13), #3827 Hershey (34-14), #3882 Red Land (Lewisberry) (21-17)
2012 Opponents W-L: 70-56
Recent League Championships: 2008 (Mid-Penn - Colonial)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 Carlisle, 9/6 Gettysburg, 9/13 at Northern York (Dillsburg), 9/20 Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg), 9/27 Lower Dauphin (Hummelstown), 10/4 at Red Land (Lewisberry), 10/11 at Hershey, 10/18 at Palmyra, 10/25 Susquehanna Township (Harrisburg), 11/1 at Cedar Cliff (Camp Hill)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg) (50.8), Susquehanna Township (Harrisburg) (35.3), Lower Dauphin (Hummelstown) (25)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Palmyra (-12.4), Gettysburg (-4.4), Northern York (Dillsburg) (7.7)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.2 (20.9 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.8
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.4
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #93
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2585
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2013 Projected League Finish: 6th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%