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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Blue/Red
Coach: Bo Ruffner
League: WPIAL AA Interstate
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #38

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2013 JV Record: 5-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Trevor Salopek 6'1" 175 WR 4.50
Ethan Charlesworth 5'7" 160 OLB 4.60
Nathan Pieszak 6'0" 160 QB 4.60

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed On Defense
Team Weaknesses: Experience

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 25.3
2013 National Rank: #2476
2013 State Rank: #107
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.2
2014 Starting Power Rating: 12.6
2014 National Rank: #4641
2014 State Rank: #191
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 8.1
Dynasty National Rank: #5501
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.7
Dynasty Record: 71-42 (64-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 10-1
2013 League Record/Finish: 8-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 41.9
2013 Points Against Average: 14.4
2013 Differential: +27.5
2013 Wins: #3603 Washington (47-22), #5688 Yough (Herminie) (50-21), #5890 Greensburg Central Catholic (Greensburg) (19-3), #6441 Valley (New Kensington) (48-14), #7488 Jeannette (35-21), #7907 Waynesburg Central (Waynesburg) (33-13), #8993 East Allegheny (North Versailles) (55-23), #10127 Southmoreland (Alverton) (38-0), #11687 Charleroi (74-7), #12869 Brownsville (55-13)
2013 Losses: #2229 Beaver (21-7)
2013 Opponents W-L: 51-57
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2009, 2007 (WPIAL AAA 2), 2006 (WPIAL AAA 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/29/14 McGuffey (Claysville) (31-13), 9/5/14 Derry (35-7)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 McGuffey (Claysville), 9/5 at Derry, 9/12 Burgettstown, 9/19 at Waynesburg Central (Waynesburg), 9/26 at Washington, 10/3 Brownsville, 10/10 Charleroi, 10/17 at Aliquippa, 10/24 Southmoreland (Alverton)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Aliquippa (46.7), Washington (16), McGuffey (Claysville) (9.1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Derry (-26.8), Brownsville (-26.1), Charleroi (-17.6)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.8 (4 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.4
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #405
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8311
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%