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GENERAL
Nickname: Highlanders
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Billy Seals
League: Mountain State
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2013 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Clark Wilson 6'0" 190 Senior DB/QB 4.60
Brandon Morrison 5'10" 180 Senior DB/RB 4.60
Stefan Gibbs 5'11" 205 Senior LB/RB 4.60

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Athletic Ability/Size On Line, Defensive Experience
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Lines, Depth

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 43.4
2013 National Rank: #558
2013 State Rank: #3
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2014 Starting Power Rating: 42.3
2014 National Rank: #521
2014 State Rank: #3
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 15.1
Dynasty National Rank: #3420
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 29.8
Dynasty Record: 59-62 (46-55 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 13-1
2013 League Record/Finish: 10-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 32.2
2013 Points Against Average: 10.2
2013 Differential: +22
2013 Wins: #553 Capital (Charleston) (24-10), #901 Wheeling Park (Wheeling) (34-21), #1073 Cabell Midland (Ona) (19-7), #1672 Washington [George] (Charleston) (17-13), #3057 South Charleston (21-17), #3217 Hurricane (23-8), #4060 Spring Valley (Huntington) (40-6), #5456 Lewis County (Weston) (31-7), #5676 Winfield (14-6), #6235 Wilson [Woodrow] (Beckley) (33-0), #6402 Parkersburg (55-14), #10148 Ripley (77-7), #10823 St. Albans (56-18)
2013 Losses: #220 Martinsburg (9-7)
2013 Opponents W-L: 95-63
Recent League Championships: 2013
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/29/14 Hurricane (37-6)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Hurricane, 9/5 at Spring Valley (Huntington), 9/12 Wilson [Woodrow] (Beckley), 9/19 at Cabell Midland (Ona), 9/26 Ripley, 10/3 at Capital (Charleston), 10/17 Parkersburg, 10/24 at St. Albans, 10/31 at South Charleston, 11/7 Winfield
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Capital (Charleston) (45.2), Cabell Midland (Ona) (40.9), South Charleston (33.1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: St. Albans (-12.8), Ripley (-0.8), Parkersburg (6.5)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.9 (22.9 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.6
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #5
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2395
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 21%