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GENERAL
Nickname: Wolverines
Colors: Blue/Gold/White
Coach: Donald Bass
League: Section 6 AA - North (moving from Section 6 AA)
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #81

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2013 JV Record: 5-1-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Shaolin McCray 5'10" 175 Senior RB 4.60
Anthony Vargas 6'0" 220 Senior OL 5.10
Joe Welch 6'1" 210 Senior DE 4.70

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: OL, Physical Size

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -6.5
2013 National Rank: #9455
2013 State Rank: #344
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.5
2014 Starting Power Rating: -16
2014 National Rank: #11369
2014 State Rank: #426
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 5.7
Dynasty National Rank: #6304
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 21.7
Dynasty Record: 37-58 (27-30 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 1-8
2013 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (8th)
2013 Points For Average: 8.7
2013 Points Against Average: 32.9
2013 Differential: -24.2
2013 Wins: #7694 Lockport (22-16)
2013 Losses: #570 Jamestown (52-14), #570 Jamestown (63-6), #3469 Frontier (Hamburg) (24-6), #4463 Orchard Park (34-6), #4761 Lancaster (17-0), #5949 McKinley (Buffalo) (12-6), #7025 Clarence (28-0), #7395 Williamsville South (Williamsville) (50-18)
2013 Opponents W-L: 54-31
Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st; Section 6 AA North)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/6 at Niagara-Wheatfield (Sanborn), 9/12 at Cheektowaga, 9/20 Williamsville North (Williamsville), 9/27 Kenmore West (Buffalo), 10/4 at Lockport, 10/11 McKinley (Buffalo), 10/18 Clarence
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Williamsville North (Williamsville) (33), Kenmore West (Buffalo) (21), McKinley (Buffalo) (5.9)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Niagara-Wheatfield (Sanborn) (-13.1), Lockport (1.3), Clarence (3.8)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.9 (19.7 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -8.9
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 0-7
2014 Projected League Finish: 5th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%