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GENERAL
Nickname: Mountaineers
Colors: Royal/White
Coach: Doug Paul
League: Western Pennsylvania [WPAC]
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2014 JV Record: 7-0-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Braden Fochtman 5'8" 175 Senior RB/CB 4.6
Dante Paul 6'2" 220 Senior DE/LB 4.9
Brentson Harding 5'9" 175 Senior QB/CB 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Speed
Team Weaknesses: Need To Develop Depth

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 25.9
2014 National Rank: #2420
2014 State Rank: #100
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +10.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -8.5
2015 Starting Power Rating: 36.4
2015 National Rank: #1042
2015 State Rank: #38
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 0.5
Dynasty National Rank: #8068
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 35.9
Dynasty Record: 83-47 (68-35 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 12-2
2014 League Record/Finish: 9-1 (tied for 1st)
2014 Points For Average: 40.3
2014 Points Against Average: 9.4
2014 Differential: +30.9
2014 Wins: #3080 Portage (38-14), #5376 Meyersdale (31-6), #5376 Meyersdale (42-7), #7495 Shade (Cairnbrook) (34-0), #7495 Shade (Cairnbrook) (28-6), #10629 Windber (41-0), #10906 Blacklick Valley (Nanty Glo) (56-6), #11435 Conemaugh Township (Davidsville) (44-2), #11435 Conemaugh Township (Davidsville) (61-0), #11943 North Star (Boswell) (47-0), #13378 Conemaugh Valley (Johnstown) (42-0), #14084 Ferndale (Johnstown) (49-0)
2014 Losses: #463 Clairton (52-24), #3080 Portage (38-27)
2014 Opponents W-L: 87-67
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st), 2012 (tied for 1st), 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010, 2004 (Western Pennsylvania)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 3
Streak List: 9/4/15 Shade (Cairnbrook) (54-12), 9/11/15 Conemaugh Township (Davidsville) (35-0), 9/19/15 Ferndale (Johnstown) (68-7)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/4 at Shade (Cairnbrook), 9/11 Conemaugh Township (Davidsville), 9/19 at Ferndale (Johnstown), 9/25 Portage, 10/2 Windber, 10/9 at North Star (Boswell), 10/16 at Meyersdale, 10/23 Conemaugh Valley (Johnstown), 10/30 at Blacklick Valley (Nanty Glo)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Portage (21.5), Meyersdale (13.7), Shade (Cairnbrook) (-1.9)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Ferndale (Johnstown) (-38), North Star (Boswell) (-25.2), Conemaugh Valley (Johnstown) (-24.3)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.4 (0.8 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.6
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.8
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #427
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10831
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 84%