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GENERAL
Nickname: Grape Pickers
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Matt Shesman
League: District 10 Region 4 AA
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #70

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2012 JV Record: 0-8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Ben Stritzenger 5'11" 235 Junior OL/DL 5.50
Mike Macalay 6'3" 185 Junior QB/DB 5.00
Brendon Tinko 6'2" 170 Junior WR/DB 4.90

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experienced Juniors, Size On Lines
Team Weaknesses: Depth, Speed, Small Senior Class

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 6.3
2012 National Rank: #6461
2012 State Rank: #271
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 1.4
2013 National Rank: #7387
2013 State Rank: #324
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 15.4
Dynasty National Rank: #3813
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.6
Dynasty Record: 42-14 (30-5 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 7-4
2012 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd)
2012 Points For Average: 21.7
2012 Points Against Average: 17.4
2012 Differential: +4.3
2012 Wins: #4478 Strong Vincent (Erie) (14-6), #6136 Greenville (33-14), #8039 Girard (41-20), #8413 Fort LeBoeuf (Waterford) (21-0), #9610 East (Erie) (29-7), #11717 Seneca (Erie) (14-0), #11855 Harbor Creek (Harborcreek) (24-6)
2012 Losses: #2533 Grove City (56-14), #5332 Northwestern (Albion) (37-21), #6320 Corry (35-28), #8388 Fairview (10-0)
2012 Opponents W-L: 55-60
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2008, 2004
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 at Greenville, 9/6 Corry, 9/13 at Harbor Creek (Harborcreek), 9/20 Fairview, 9/27 at Fort LeBoeuf (Waterford), 10/4 Girard, 10/11 East (Erie), 10/18 Northwestern (Albion), 10/25 at Seneca (Erie), 11/1 at Strong Vincent (Erie)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Strong Vincent (Erie) (16.3), Corry (11.2), Fairview (7.8)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Harbor Creek (Harborcreek) (-16.5), Seneca (Erie) (-13.6), East (Erie) (-13)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.2 (3.9 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.6
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.4
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #362
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7915
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2013 Projected League Finish: 4th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%