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GENERAL
Nickname: Titans
Colors: Gold/Blue
Coach: Ray Braszo
League: WPIAL AAA Big Nine
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #18

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jordan Fontaine 6'1" 250 DL
Javon Gibson 6'1" 185 4.50
Kevin Garbark 5'10" 4.40

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

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 25.6
2013 National Rank: #2441
2013 State Rank: #104
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2
2014 Starting Power Rating: 25.2
2014 National Rank: #2249
2014 State Rank: #86
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 18.5
Dynasty National Rank: #2610
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.6
Dynasty Record: 69-47 (43-29 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 9-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 36
2013 Points Against Average: 17.1
2013 Differential: +18.9
2013 Wins: #3533 Moon Area (Moon Township) (47-42), #4045 Indiana (21-14), #4215 Ringgold (Monongahela) (42-28), #4759 Elizabeth Forward (Elizabeth) (40-16), #6244 Belle Vernon (41-6), #9559 Uniontown (35-0), #10914 Gallatin [Albert] (Uniontown) (56-12), #11173 Trinity (Washington) (43-21), #11618 Laurel Highlands (Uniontown) (59-0)
2013 Losses: #1273 Jefferson [Thomas] (Jefferson Hills) (35-0), #1435 Franklin Regional (Murrysville) (14-12)
2013 Opponents W-L: 56-56
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st; WPIAL AAA Big Eight), 2005 (WPIAL AAA 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/29/14 Uniontown (38-33), 9/5/14 Gateway (Monroeville) (22-11)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Uniontown, 9/5 Gateway (Monroeville), 9/12 at Gallatin [Albert] (Uniontown), 9/19 Ringgold (Monongahela), 9/26 at Belle Vernon, 10/3 Laurel Highlands (Uniontown), 10/10 Elizabeth Forward (Elizabeth), 10/17 at Trinity (Washington), 10/24 at Jefferson [Thomas] (Jefferson Hills)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Jefferson [Thomas] (Jefferson Hills) (32.2), Gateway (Monroeville) (24.6), Ringgold (Monongahela) (23.9)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Trinity (Washington) (-14.1), Gallatin [Albert] (Uniontown) (-13.3), Laurel Highlands (Uniontown) (-6.6)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.2 (11.2 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.8
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #254
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5541
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 8%