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GENERAL
Nickname: Black Eagles
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Donnie Mays
League: Mountain State
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2013 JV Record: 3-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
A.D. Cunningham 6'0.5" 210 Senior RB/ILB 4.65
Kentre' Grier 6'3" 165 Junior QB/ATH 4.60
Derrek Pitts 6'1.5" 175 Sophomore WR/OLB 4.65

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Key Starters, Depth, Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: WR, Secondary

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 21.9
2013 National Rank: #3057
2013 State Rank: #14
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +10.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2014 Starting Power Rating: 30.5
2014 National Rank: #1490
2014 State Rank: #6
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 23.6
Dynasty National Rank: #1643
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.5
Dynasty Record: 82-44 [83-43 on the field] (69-40 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 7-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 7-3 (5th)
2013 Points For Average: 38.5
2013 Points Against Average: 24.5
2013 Differential: +14
2013 Wins: #4060 Spring Valley (Huntington) (43-30), #5676 Winfield (34-8), #6402 Parkersburg (21-19), #9531 Riverside (Belle) (48-19), #10148 Ripley (42-20), #10823 St. Albans (75-16), #12612 Nitro (51-14)
2013 Losses: #553 Capital (Charleston) (34-31), #558 Huntington (21-17), #901 Wheeling Park (Wheeling) (55-34), #1672 Washington [George] (Charleston) (34-27)
2013 Opponents W-L: 64-59
Recent State Championships: 2009, 2008
Recent League Championships: 2009, 2008
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/29/14 Washington [George] (Charleston) (56-14), 9/5/14 St. Albans (56-8)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Washington [George] (Charleston), 9/5 at St. Albans, 9/12 Spring Valley (Huntington), 9/19 at Nitro, 9/26 at Capital (Charleston), 10/3 at Parkersburg, 10/10 Ripley, 10/17 at Winfield, 10/24 Riverside (Belle), 10/31 Huntington
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Capital (Charleston) (45.2), Huntington (44.9), Washington [George] (Charleston) (31)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Nitro (-23.4), St. Albans (-12.8), Riverside (Belle) (-1.3)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.4 (14.9 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.7
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.3
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #15
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4015
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 4th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%