GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Gold/Black
Coach: Art Walker
League: WPIAL AAAA Northern Eight
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #2
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2012 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Elijah Zeise 6'3" 200 Senior WR/DB 4.60 [Pittsburgh]
Nick James 6'4" 240 Senior OL/DL 4.90
Layne Skundrich 5'10" 190 Junior LB/RB 4.60
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Pat Kugler 6'4" 285 Senior OL 5.1 [Michigan]
Mack Leftwich 5'11" 180 Senior QB 4.70 [UTEP]
Brendan Coniker 6'1" 180 Senior S [Richmond]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Tradition
Team Weaknesses: Experience
RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 73.5
2012 National Rank: #4
2012 State Rank: #1
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -12.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.1
2013 Starting Power Rating: 55
2013 National Rank: #123
2013 State Rank: #3
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 52.6
Dynasty National Rank: #68
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.5
Dynasty Record: 60-9 (26-3 in league)
HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 16-0
2012 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2012 Points For Average: 41.9
2012 Points Against Average: 8.8
2012 Differential: +33.1
2012 Wins: #168 Coatesville (63-28), #194 Wilson (West Lawn) (45-10), #255 Woodland Hills (Pittsburgh) (21-14), #282 Seneca Valley (Harmony) (47-17), #282 Seneca Valley (Harmony) (45-3), #306 McDowell (Erie) (56-6), #614 Mt. Lebanon (Pittsburgh) (39-14), #710 Gateway (Monroeville) (14-3), #1026 Bethel Park (42-14), #1275 Central Catholic (Pittsburgh) (28-0), #1617 North Hills (Pittsburgh) (42-0), #2996 Butler (49-0), #3472 Pine-Richland (Gibsonia) (35-3), #4969 Altoona (42-14), #7979 Fox Chapel (Pittsburgh) (48-7), #10769 Shaler Area (Pittsburgh) (55-7)
2012 Losses: none
2012 Opponents W-L: 114-68
Recent State Championships: 2012, 2010
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011 (WPIAL AAAA Northern Seven), 2010 (tied for 1st; WPIAL AAAA Northern Six), 2009 (WPIAL AAAA Northern Six), 2007 (WPIAL AAAA 1), 2006 (WPIAL AAAA 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 16
Streak List: 8/31/12 Mt. Lebanon (Pittsburgh) (39-14), 9/7/12 Fox Chapel (Pittsburgh) (48-7), 9/14/12 Seneca Valley (Harmony) (45-3), 9/21/12 Pine-Richland (Gibsonia) (35-3), 9/28/12 Butler (49-0), 10/5/12 Gateway (Monroeville) (14-3), 10/12/12 Central Catholic (Pittsburgh) (28-0), 10/19/12 Shaler Area (Pittsburgh) (55-7), 10/26/12 North Hills (Pittsburgh) (42-0), 11/2/12 Altoona (42-14), 11/9/12 Bethel Park (42-14), 11/16/12 Seneca Valley (Harmony) (47-17), 11/23/12 Woodland Hills (Pittsburgh) (21-14), 11/30/12 McDowell (Erie) (56-6), 12/8/12 Wilson (West Lawn) (45-10), 12/15/12 Coatesville (63-28)
SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 Mt. Lebanon (Pittsburgh), 9/6 Fox Chapel (Pittsburgh), 9/13 at Seneca Valley (Harmony), 9/20 Pine-Richland (Gibsonia), 9/27 at Butler, 10/4 Gateway (Monroeville), 10/11 at Central Catholic (Pittsburgh), 10/18 Shaler Area (Pittsburgh), 10/25 at North Hills (Pittsburgh)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Gateway (Monroeville) (47.7), Mt. Lebanon (Pittsburgh) (46.3), Seneca Valley (Harmony) (41.1)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Shaler Area (Pittsburgh) (-15.5), Fox Chapel (Pittsburgh) (0.9), Butler (14.4)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.4 (37.2 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.4
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #30
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #961
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2013 Projected League Finish: 1st
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 64%