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GENERAL
Nickname: Dragons
Colors: Scarlet/Gray
Coach: David Baker
League: Mountain
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #21

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2013 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Mike Mock 6'1" 175 Senior WR/FS 4.95
Nick Hoenstine 5'7" 145 Senior DE/RB 4.85
Chris Carder 6'2" 265 Senior T/OL 5.24

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Excellent JV Team Moving Up, Quality Junior/Senior Classes
Team Weaknesses: Experience, Few Starters Returning

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 31.6
2013 National Rank: #1601
2013 State Rank: #65
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2014 Starting Power Rating: 18.5
2014 National Rank: #3405
2014 State Rank: #136
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 7.7
Dynasty National Rank: #5637
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.4
Dynasty Record: 65-58 [64-59 on the field] (40-35 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 11-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 40
2013 Points Against Average: 18.4
2013 Differential: +21.6
2013 Wins: #1696 Richland (Johnstown) (27-22), #4166 Tyrone (25-12), #4201 Chestnut Ridge (New Paris) (33-6), #5996 Bald Eagle Area (Wingate) (33-14), #6193 Central Cambria (Ebensburg) (42-6), #6318 Forest Hills (Sidman) (62-14), #7921 Huntingdon (42-7), #9261 Penns Valley Area (Spring Mills) (69-41), #11200 Everett (42-0), #11798 Philipsburg-Osceola (Philipsburg) (54-20), #13403 Bellefonte (63-7)
2013 Losses: #890 Hickory (Hermitage) (37-27), #910 Fort Hill (Cumberland, MD) (37-21), #2106 Clearfield (35-20)
2013 Opponents W-L: 102-63
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; Mountain - Nittany)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/29/14 Tussey Mountain (Saxton) (34-12)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Tussey Mountain (Saxton), 9/5 Tyrone, 9/12 at Clearfield, 9/19 Penns Valley Area (Spring Mills), 9/26 Bald Eagle Area (Wingate), 10/3 at Chestnut Ridge (New Paris), 10/10 Philipsburg-Osceola (Philipsburg), 10/17 at Bellefonte, 10/24 at Huntingdon, 10/31 Ligonier Valley (Ligonier)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Clearfield (26.2), Tyrone (18.6), Tussey Mountain (Saxton) (15)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Bellefonte (-31.1), Philipsburg-Osceola (Philipsburg) (-25.1), Penns Valley Area (Spring Mills) (-10.1)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.8 (11.7 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.8
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #343
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7177
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%