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GENERAL
Nickname: Rams
Colors: Blue/Red
Coach: Brandon Bailey
League: Laurel Highlands
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #3

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

TOP PLAYERS
Matt Shaffer 6'2.5" 195 Senior QB/DB 4.72
Kyle Flick 6'0" 185 Senior WR/DB 4.68
Tanner Solarczyk 6'0" 210 Senior RB/SS 4.73

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
John Rizzo 6'1" 235 Senior RB 4.70 [Temple]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience At Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Lines

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 41.2
2012 National Rank: #667
2012 State Rank: #27
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.1
2013 Starting Power Rating: 42.1
2013 National Rank: #489
2013 State Rank: #18
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 22.9
Dynasty National Rank: #2222
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 23.3
Dynasty Record: 44-17 (36-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 14-1
2012 League Record/Finish: 9-0 (1st)
2012 Points For Average: 35.2
2012 Points Against Average: 11.7
2012 Differential: +23.5
2012 Wins: #1160 Hickory (Hermitage) (38-12), #2231 Bellwood-Antis (Bellwood) (14-7), #3620 Bishop Guilfoyle (Altoona) (35-12), #3660 Bishop McCort (Johnstown) (17-10), #4102 Forest Hills (Sidman) (27-0), #4222 Tyrone (43-22), #4409 Cambria Heights (Patton) (38-20), #4834 Penn Cambria (Cresson) (28-0), #4834 Penn Cambria (Cresson) (30-12), #6919 Somerset (47-0), #8877 Greater Johnstown (Johnstown) (42-0), #9843 Central Cambria (Ebensburg) (35-7), #9917 Westmont Hilltop (Johnstown) (51-23), #10593 Bedford (62-14)
2012 Losses: #239 Aliquippa (37-21)
2012 Opponents W-L: 107-71
Recent League Championships: 2012
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 Cambria Heights (Patton), 9/6 at Bishop Guilfoyle (Altoona), 9/13 Bedford, 9/20 at Greater Johnstown (Johnstown), 9/27 at Bishop McCort (Johnstown), 10/4 Somerset, 10/12 at Westmont Hilltop (Johnstown), 10/18 Penn Cambria (Cresson), 10/25 at Central Cambria (Ebensburg), 11/1 Bellwood-Antis (Bellwood)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Cambria Heights (Patton) (24.6), Bellwood-Antis (Bellwood) (22.1), Bishop Guilfoyle (Altoona) (18.1)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Central Cambria (Ebensburg) (-11.3), Bedford (-7.9), Westmont Hilltop (Johnstown) (-2.7)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1 (16.8 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.7
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.7
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #236
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5377
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2013 Projected League Finish: 1st
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 90%