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GENERAL
Nickname: Hurricanes
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: Frank Bongivengo
League: WPIAL AAA Parkway
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #46

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Malik Hooker 6'3" 185 Senior DB [Ohio State]
Jake McPhatter 5'11" 175 Senior RB [Ball State]
Julian Cox 6'3" 190 Senior DB

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 20.9
2013 National Rank: #3233
2013 State Rank: #135
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 15.3
2014 National Rank: #4053
2014 State Rank: #166
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 16.3
Dynasty National Rank: #3117
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.3
Dynasty Record: 53-54 (32-40 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 7-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 6-2 (3rd)
2013 Points For Average: 35
2013 Points Against Average: 24.5
2013 Differential: +10.5
2013 Wins: #3533 Moon Area (Moon Township) (43-42), #4582 Montour (McKees Rocks) (32-13), #5914 Blackhawk (Beaver Falls) (46-42), #7473 Ambridge (37-13), #8670 Chartiers Valley (Bridgeville) (47-12), #9442 Riverside (Ellwood City) (47-12), #9649 Hopewell (Aliquippa) (42-21)
2013 Losses: #588 West Allegheny (Imperial) (37-31), #713 Central Valley (Monaca) (29-6), #3018 Highlands (Natrona Heights) (24-19)
2013 Opponents W-L: 50-53
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 West Allegheny (Imperial), 9/5 at Montour (McKees Rocks), 9/12 Blackhawk (Beaver Falls), 9/19 at Peters Township (McMurray), 9/26 Moon Area (Moon Township), 10/3 at Central Valley (Monaca), 10/10 at Ambridge, 10/17 Chartiers Valley (Bridgeville), 10/24 at Hopewell (Aliquippa)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Central Valley (Monaca) (47.4), West Allegheny (Imperial) (44.7), Moon Area (Moon Township) (20.1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Hopewell (Aliquippa) (-9.3), Chartiers Valley (Bridgeville) (-3), Ambridge (1.8)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.2 (14.2 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.2
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #120
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3071
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2014 Projected League Finish: 4th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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