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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Terry Totten
League: WPIAL AAAA Northern Eight
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #6

SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
John Petrishen 6'2" 195 Senior DB

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
J.J. Cosentino 6'5" 230 Senior QB [Florida State]
Tre Tarpley 6'1" 195 Senior DB [Vanderbilt]
Niko Thorpe 5'11" 215 Senior LB
Angelo Natter 6'3" 250 Senior DE

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 59
2013 National Rank: #91
2013 State Rank: #3
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.1
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.2
2014 Starting Power Rating: 49.9
2014 National Rank: #231
2014 State Rank: #9
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 47.9
Dynasty National Rank: #51
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.2
Dynasty Record: 126-18 (61-5 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 15-1
2013 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 42.1
2013 Points Against Average: 7.3
2013 Differential: +34.8
2013 Wins: #392 Lower Dauphin (Hummelstown) (45-0), #449 Woodland Hills (Pittsburgh) (27-7), #619 Seneca Valley (Harmony) (42-0), #991 North Allegheny (Wexford) (27-0), #1152 Penn-Trafford (Harrison City) (49-10), #1238 McDowell (Erie) (48-7), #1257 Gateway (Monroeville) (27-21), #2314 Pine-Richland (Gibsonia) (49-14), #2582 North Hills (Pittsburgh) (24-0), #3620 Baldwin (Pittsburgh) (56-10), #4916 Altoona (38-0), #6198 Fox Chapel (Pittsburgh) (49-10), #8098 Butler (55-0), #8154 Canon-McMillan (Canonsburg) (63-0), #10450 Shaler Area (Pittsburgh) (65-3)
2013 Losses: #38 St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia) (35-10)
2013 Opponents W-L: 94-82
Recent State Championships: 2007, 2004
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2011 (WPIAL AAAA Big East), 2010 (WPIAL AAAA Big East), 2007 (WPIAL AAAA 2), 2006 (WPIAL AAAA 2), 2005 (WPIAL AAAA 2), 2004 (WPIAL AAAA 2), 2003 (tied for 1st; WPIAL AAAA-2 East)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/29/14 Bethel Park (41-0)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Bethel Park, 9/5 at Shaler Area (Pittsburgh), 9/12 North Allegheny (Wexford), 9/19 at Fox Chapel (Pittsburgh), 9/26 at Connellsville, 10/3 North Hills (Pittsburgh), 10/10 at Seneca Valley (Harmony), 10/17 Pine-Richland (Gibsonia), 10/24 at Butler
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Seneca Valley (Harmony) (47.8), North Allegheny (Wexford) (34.8), Pine-Richland (Gibsonia) (27.5)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Shaler Area (Pittsburgh) (-11), Butler (-0.6), Fox Chapel (Pittsburgh) (6)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.6 (31.1 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.2
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #88
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2263
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 72%



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