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GENERAL
Nickname: Battling Miners
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Pat Mason
League: Anthracite
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank: #91

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2012 JV Record: 4-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Lukas Heffron 5'11" 195 Senior RB/DB 4.60
Gage Heffron 6'1" 205 Senior TE/LB 4.90
Kyle Lucas 5'10" 180 Junior RB/LB 4.70

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Youth, Athleticism
Team Weaknesses: Experience

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: -8.8
2012 National Rank: #10058
2012 State Rank: #444
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
2013 Starting Power Rating: -13.3
2013 National Rank: #10919
2013 State Rank: #473
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): -5.9
Dynasty National Rank: #9744
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.4
Dynasty Record: 19-32 (15-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 4-6
2012 League Record/Finish: 3-5 (6th)
2012 Points For Average: 16.8
2012 Points Against Average: 25.8
2012 Differential: -9
2012 Wins: #10772 Panther Valley (Lansford) (24-19), #11267 Jim Thorpe (34-14), #13283 Mahanoy Area (Mahanoy City) (40-14), #14626 Long Military Institute [Carson] (New Bloomfield) (50-13)
2012 Losses: #3864 Williams Valley (Tower City) (47-0), #3948 Tamaqua (49-0), #5026 North Schuylkill (Ashland) (27-6), #5970 Marian Catholic (Tamaqua) (27-0), #6961 Schuylkill Haven (27-0), #7293 Shenandoah Valley (Shenandoah) (21-14)
2012 Opponents W-L: 58-50
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/2/12 Panther Valley (Lansford) (24-19)

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 Williams Valley (Tower City), 9/6 at North Schuylkill (Ashland), 9/13 Schuylkill Haven, 9/20 Shenandoah Valley (Shenandoah), 9/27 at Mahanoy Area (Mahanoy City), 10/4 at Jim Thorpe, 10/11 at Marian Catholic (Tamaqua), 10/17 Long Military Institute [Carson] (New Bloomfield), 10/25 Tamaqua, 11/1 at Panther Valley (Lansford)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Williams Valley (Tower City) (27.2), Tamaqua (22.6), North Schuylkill (Ashland) (17.8)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Long Military Institute [Carson] (New Bloomfield) (-47.7), Mahanoy Area (Mahanoy City) (-29.1), Panther Valley (Lansford) (-13.7)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.5
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.5
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #381
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8362
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2013 Projected League Finish: 7th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%