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GENERAL
Nickname: Fightin' Planets
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Scott Heinauer
League: WPIAL AAA Greater Allegheny (moving from WPIAL AAA Northeastern)
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #28

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 30.2
2013 National Rank: #1771
2013 State Rank: #75
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 22.4
2014 National Rank: #2688
2014 State Rank: #107
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 18.6
Dynasty National Rank: #2584
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.1
Dynasty Record: 79-38 (58-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 9-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (tied for 1st)
2013 Points For Average: 40.4
2013 Points Against Average: 13.8
2013 Differential: +26.6
2013 Wins: #3018 Highlands (Natrona Heights) (39-0), #4045 Indiana (38-15), #4759 Elizabeth Forward (Elizabeth) (38-21), #6297 Hollidaysburg (69-14), #6458 Hampton (Allison Park) (42-20), #7331 Knoch (Saxonburg) (40-7), #8786 Greensburg Salem (Greensburg) (38-13), #9559 Uniontown (42-0), #13197 Derry (64-7)
2013 Losses: #713 Central Valley (Monaca) (35-21), #1435 Franklin Regional (Murrysville) (20-13)
2013 Opponents W-L: 56-59
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; WPIAL AAA Northeastern), 2012 (WPIAL AAA Northeastern), 2010, 2009 (tied for 1st), 2007 (WPIAL AA 4), 2006 (WPIAL AA 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/5/14 Yough (Herminie) (54-0)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Indiana, 9/5 at Yough (Herminie), 9/12 Franklin Regional (Murrysville), 9/19 Greensburg Salem (Greensburg), 9/26 at Laurel Highlands (Uniontown), 10/3 Gateway (Monroeville), 10/10 at Knoch (Saxonburg), 10/17 Hollidaysburg, 10/24 at Hampton (Allison Park)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Franklin Regional (Murrysville) (31), Gateway (Monroeville) (24.6), Hollidaysburg (19.3)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Laurel Highlands (Uniontown) (-6.6), Greensburg Salem (Greensburg) (-3.6), Knoch (Saxonburg) (6.9)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.8 (12.5 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.9
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +13.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #176
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3960
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%



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