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GENERAL
Nickname: Wolverines
Colors: Blue/Gold/White
Coach: Donald Bass
League: Section 6 AA (moving from Section 6 AA - North)
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #61

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2012 JV Record: 1-6-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jaylin Smith 5'11" 180 Senior SB/SS 4.60
Shaolin McCray 5'10" 170 Junior RB 4.50
James Goldston 6'0" 300 Senior C 6.1

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Skill Position Players
Team Weaknesses: Size, Depth Is A Concern

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 2.3
2012 National Rank: #7402
2012 State Rank: #223
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2013 Starting Power Rating: -2.2
2013 National Rank: #8535
2013 State Rank: #283
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 7.5
Dynasty National Rank: #5869
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.7
Dynasty Record: 18-26 (14-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 4-5
2012 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2012 Points For Average: 16.4
2012 Points Against Average: 26.2
2012 Differential: -9.8
2012 Wins: #6365 Kenmore West (Buffalo) (15-14), #9529 Hutchinson-Central Tech/Da Vinci (Buffalo) (21-6), #9529 Hutchinson-Central Tech/Da Vinci (Buffalo) (49-35), #10465 Riverside/School of The Arts/Math Science Tech Prep at Seneca/Middle Early College/Lafayette (Buffalo) (17-14)
2012 Losses: #870 Orchard Park (46-13), #1667 Jamestown (35-7), #2877 Lockport (49-9), #4597 Frontier (Hamburg) (21-7), #7966 Lancaster (16-10)
2012 Opponents W-L: 38-47
Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st; Section 6 AA North)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/25/12 Hutchinson-Central Tech/Da Vinci (Buffalo) (49-35)

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 9/6 at Jamestown, 9/13 at Frontier (Hamburg), 9/21 Lancaster, 9/28 Lockport, 10/4 at McKinley (Buffalo), 10/12 Orchard Park, 10/18 at Clarence
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Jamestown (40.4), Orchard Park (37.5), Lockport (20.2)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Lancaster (9.4), McKinley (Buffalo) (10.8), Frontier (Hamburg) (14.2)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.4 (10.4 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.1
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +14.7
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #4
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1688
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 0-7
2013 Projected League Finish: 9th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%