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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Maroon/Silver
Coach: Chris Hakel
League: Mid-Penn - Keystone
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #24

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2013 JV Record: 4-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Tyler Schubert 6'2" 210 Senior QB 4.90
Breon Coke 6'1" 220 Senior TE/LB 4.70
Shyheim Brown 5'9" 160 Junior RB/DB 4.60

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Veteran Leadership
Team Weaknesses: Line Depth

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 16.1
2013 National Rank: #4169
2013 State Rank: #168
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 23.3
2014 National Rank: #2546
2014 State Rank: #102
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 11.4
Dynasty National Rank: #4420
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.2
Dynasty Record: 56-62 (24-44 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 5-5
2013 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (tied for 6th)
2013 Points For Average: 27.9
2013 Points Against Average: 32.5
2013 Differential: -4.6
2013 Wins: #2527 Susquehanna Township (Harrisburg) (31-28), #6510 Carlisle (24-14), #7423 Gettysburg (56-35), #9006 Palmyra (49-21), #9878 Northern York (Dillsburg) (24-21)
2013 Losses: #168 Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg) (43-14), #392 Lower Dauphin (Hummelstown) (35-0), #1267 Cedar Cliff (Camp Hill) (45-35), #3515 Hershey (55-32), #4299 Red Land (Lewisberry) (28-14)
2013 Opponents W-L: 63-53
Recent League Championships: 2008 (Mid-Penn - Colonial)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Carlisle, 9/5 at Spring Grove, 9/12 Northern York (Dillsburg), 9/19 Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg), 9/26 at Shippensburg, 10/3 at Cedar Cliff (Camp Hill), 10/10 Lower Dauphin (Hummelstown), 10/17 Red Land (Lewisberry), 10/24 at Susquehanna Township (Harrisburg), 10/31 at Hershey
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg) (61.1), Lower Dauphin (Hummelstown) (36.8), Cedar Cliff (Camp Hill) (26.4)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Northern York (Dillsburg) (-8.4), Shippensburg (6.8), Spring Grove (7.8)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.2
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #66
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1832
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2014 Projected League Finish: 4th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%