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GENERAL
Nickname: Stingers
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Dave Malicky
League: Heritage
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank: #106

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2013 JV Record: 5-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Kyle McCullough 6'1" 210 Senior RB/ILB
Craig Irvin 5'10" 165 Junior SE/DB
Blake Orr 6'0" 190 Senior RB/OLB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Depth At Skill Positions, Off-Season Work Ethic
Team Weaknesses: OL

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -20.9
2013 National Rank: #12194
2013 State Rank: #531
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.7
2014 Starting Power Rating: -20.4
2014 National Rank: #12051
2014 State Rank: #524
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -5.4
Dynasty National Rank: #9948
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15
Dynasty Record: 51-60 (45-50 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 2-8
2013 League Record/Finish: 2-6 (7th)
2013 Points For Average: 13.3
2013 Points Against Average: 26.6
2013 Differential: -13.3
2013 Wins: #13031 Saltsburg (21-18), #13889 United (Armagh) (34-14)
2013 Losses: #1804 Karns City (52-14), #4191 Homer-Center (Homer City) (28-6), #7362 Penns Manor (Clymer) (35-6), #8510 Ligonier Valley (Ligonier) (29-8), #9809 Blairsville (20-14), #9978 Northern Cambria (29-8), #10255 Shade (Cairnbrook) (13-6), #10729 Purchase Line (Commodore) (28-16)
2013 Opponents W-L: 63-50
Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at United (Armagh), 9/5 at Blairsville, 9/12 Saltsburg, 9/19 at Homer-Center (Homer City), 9/26 Ligonier Valley (Ligonier), 10/3 Penns Manor (Clymer), 10/10 at Purchase Line (Commodore), 10/17 Northern Cambria, 10/24 at St. Joseph's Catholic Academy (Boalsburg), 10/31 at Glendale (Flinton)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Homer-Center (Homer City) (17.7), Blairsville (1.4), Penns Manor (Clymer) (-3.2)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: United (Armagh) (-32.8), Glendale (Flinton) (-32.6), Saltsburg (-21.4)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.6
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.9
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #502
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10911
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2014 Projected League Finish: 7th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%