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GENERAL
Nickname: Mountaineers
Colors: Royal/White
Coach: Doug Paul
League: Western Pennsylvania [WPAC]
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank: #29

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2013 JV Record: 8-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Braden Fochtman 5'8" 160 Junior RB/CB 4.60
Dante Paul 6'1" 220 Junior DE/G 5.00
Tyler DeArmitt 5'9" 175 Senior WR/S 4.70

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Depth, Experience, Off-Season Work Ethic
Team Weaknesses: Physically Undersized

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 7.8
2013 National Rank: #6046
2013 State Rank: #258
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.8
2014 Starting Power Rating: 7.4
2014 National Rank: #5853
2014 State Rank: #248
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -1.7
Dynasty National Rank: #8809
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12
Dynasty Record: 71-45 (59-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 10-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 34.5
2013 Points Against Average: 13.3
2013 Differential: +21.2
2013 Wins: #5012 Portage (28-14), #7168 Meyersdale (14-7), #9326 Windber (28-7), #9978 Northern Cambria (53-6), #10137 North Star (Boswell) (26-12), #10255 Shade (Cairnbrook) (49-0), #10990 Conemaugh Township (Davidsville) (35-13), #12123 Westinghouse (Pittsburgh) (34-6), #13651 Conemaugh Valley (Johnstown) (48-7), #14412 Ferndale (Johnstown) (47-0)
2013 Losses: #4326 Tussey Mountain (Saxton) (42-14), #7168 Meyersdale (46-38)
2013 Opponents W-L: 65-65
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st), 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010, 2004 (Western Pennsylvania)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/29/14 Shade (Cairnbrook) (28-6)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Shade (Cairnbrook), 9/5 at Conemaugh Township (Davidsville), 9/12 Ferndale (Johnstown), 9/19 at Portage, 9/26 at Windber, 10/3 North Star (Boswell), 10/10 Meyersdale, 10/18 at Conemaugh Valley (Johnstown), 10/24 Blacklick Valley (Nanty Glo)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Portage (17.8), Meyersdale (4.1), Windber (-11.9)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Ferndale (Johnstown) (-37.6), Blacklick Valley (Nanty Glo) (-36.6), Conemaugh Valley (Johnstown) (-34)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.5 (-6.4 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.5
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #552
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11988
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 11%