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GENERAL
Nickname: Golden Rams
Colors: Gold
Coach: Sam Albert
League: WPIAL AAA Northeastern
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #32

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 22
2013 National Rank: #3018
2013 State Rank: #123
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 20.7
2014 National Rank: #2978
2014 State Rank: #116
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 12.5
Dynasty National Rank: #4142
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.5
Dynasty Record: 61-52 (33-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 7-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 6-2 (3rd)
2013 Points For Average: 25.3
2013 Points Against Average: 17.9
2013 Differential: +7.4
2013 Wins: #1435 Franklin Regional (Murrysville) (17-0), #3233 New Castle (24-19), #4045 Indiana (21-14), #6297 Hollidaysburg (33-14), #6458 Hampton (Allison Park) (26-10), #8786 Greensburg Salem (Greensburg) (59-7), #13197 Derry (57-7)
2013 Losses: #1273 Jefferson [Thomas] (Jefferson Hills) (23-14), #1771 Mars (39-0), #4215 Ringgold (Monongahela) (45-20), #7331 Knoch (Saxonburg) (19-7)
2013 Opponents W-L: 63-52
Recent League Championships: 2008 (WPIAL AAA Greater Allegheny)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/29/14 Ford City (37-14)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Ford City, 9/5 Deer Lakes (Russellton), 9/12 at West Shamokin (Rural Valley), 9/19 at Kittanning, 9/26 Apollo Ridge (Spring Church), 10/3 at Freeport, 10/10 Burrell (Lower Burrell), 10/17 at Valley (New Kensington), 10/24 Shady Side Academy (Pittsburgh)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Apollo Ridge (Spring Church) (25.9), West Shamokin (Rural Valley) (17.5), Kittanning (14.3)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Deer Lakes (Russellton) (-28.1), Burrell (Lower Burrell) (-11.5), Freeport (-10.8)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.7 (15 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.8
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.9
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #343
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7177
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 16%



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