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GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Coach: Rich Bowen
League: WPIAL AAAA Foothills
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #50

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2013 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Josh Kempka 6'2" 225 Senior LB 4.60
Tony Pilato 6'7" 305 Senior OL/C 5.00 [Pittsburgh]
Logan Swan 6'4" 205 Senior DE/TE 4.70

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Key Starter On Defense
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience In Offensive Backfield

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 27.2
2013 National Rank: #2182
2013 State Rank: #91
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 25.4
2014 National Rank: #2218
2014 State Rank: #85
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 8
Dynasty National Rank: #5542
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.7
Dynasty Record: 30-73 (21-50 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 6-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-3 (tied for 4th)
2013 Points For Average: 25.8
2013 Points Against Average: 17
2013 Differential: +8.8
2013 Wins: #3191 Kiski Area (Vandergrift) (27-0), #4916 Altoona (37-14), #4920 Connellsville (35-20), #5679 Greater Latrobe (Latrobe) (28-7), #5927 Norwin (North Huntingdon) (23-17), #8098 Butler (42-7)
2013 Losses: #640 McKeesport (24-10), #1152 Penn-Trafford (Harrison City) (42-14), #1257 Gateway (Monroeville) (22-16)
2013 Opponents W-L: 40-49
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Plum (Pittsburgh), 9/5 Norwin (North Huntingdon), 9/12 at Kiski Area (Vandergrift), 9/19 Connellsville, 9/26 at McKeesport, 10/3 Penn-Trafford (Harrison City), 10/10 at Greater Latrobe (Latrobe), 10/17 Altoona, 10/24 Fox Chapel (Pittsburgh)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Penn-Trafford (Harrison City) (35.6), McKeesport (34.1), Altoona (21.4)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Plum (Pittsburgh) (5.8), Fox Chapel (Pittsburgh) (6), Greater Latrobe (Latrobe) (9.4)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.6
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #92
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2395
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%