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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Ryan Matsook
League: WPIAL AA Midwestern
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #28

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Donovan Jeter 6'5" 265 DL/TE
Derrell Carter 5'11" 155 DB/RB
Raquan Crowder 6'4" 275 DL/OL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Relatively Young Last Season, More Experienced

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 15
2014 National Rank: #4477
2014 State Rank: #177
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 18.1
2015 National Rank: #3711
2015 State Rank: #144
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 21.8
Dynasty National Rank: #1977
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.7
Dynasty Record: 92-38 (65-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 7-3
2014 League Record/Finish: 6-2 (tied for 2nd)
2014 Points For Average: 33.6
2014 Points Against Average: 29
2014 Differential: +4.6
2014 Wins: #4152 New Brighton (36-22), #6635 Laurel (New Castle) (39-27), #7081 Southmoreland (Alverton) (41-14), #7148 Lincoln (Ellwood City) (33-21), #8957 Mohawk Area (Bessemer) (53-28), #11588 Freedom (39-21), #12608 Summit Academy (Herman) (49-8)
2014 Losses: #300 Aliquippa (56-6), #2678 Apollo Ridge (Spring Church) (58-40), #2852 Beaver (35-0)
2014 Opponents W-L: 50-49
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2007 (tied for 1st; WPIAL AA 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 3
Streak List: 9/4/15 Freedom (40-7), 9/11/15 Southmoreland (Alverton) (39-0), 9/18/15 Beaver (47-7)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/4 Freedom, 9/11 at Southmoreland (Alverton), 9/18 at Beaver, 9/25 Mohawk Area (Bessemer), 10/2 at Laurel (New Castle), 10/9 Lincoln (Ellwood City), 10/16 Quaker Valley (Leetsdale), 10/23 at New Brighton, 10/30 Aliquippa
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Aliquippa (47.2), Beaver (23.3), Quaker Valley (Leetsdale) (16.3)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Mohawk Area (Bessemer) (-10.3), Freedom (-10), Southmoreland (Alverton) (-4)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.4 (9.7 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.5
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.1
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #164
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4436
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2015 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%