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GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Coach: Rich Bowen
League: WPIAL AAAA Foothills
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #64

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2014 JV Record: 5-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Daniel Walters 6'1" 200 Senior QB/ATH 4.6
Dylan Sikora 6'3" 175 Senior WR/DB 4.6
Don Washington 5'10" 180 Senior RB/DB 4.63

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Tony Pilato 6'7" 295 Senior OL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Accomplished QB Returns
Team Weaknesses: Lost Best Lineman

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 15.5
2014 National Rank: #4377
2014 State Rank: #171
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 17.5
2015 National Rank: #3836
2015 State Rank: #150
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 8.6
Dynasty National Rank: #5376
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.9
Dynasty Record: 33-79 (23-56 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 3-6
2014 League Record/Finish: 2-6 (7th)
2014 Points For Average: 24.4
2014 Points Against Average: 29.4
2014 Differential: -5
2014 Wins: #3873 Fox Chapel (Pittsburgh) (56-21), #6025 Greater Latrobe (Latrobe) (28-14), #8992 Kiski Area (Vandergrift) (55-20)
2014 Losses: #425 Penn-Trafford (Harrison City) (35-21), #784 McKeesport (40-3), #1373 Altoona (35-12), #1568 Plum (Pittsburgh) (45-19), #2676 Norwin (North Huntingdon) (21-0), #4103 Connellsville (34-26)
2014 Opponents W-L: 48-46
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/4 at Plum (Pittsburgh), 9/11 Norwin (North Huntingdon), 9/18 Kiski Area (Vandergrift), 9/25 at Connellsville, 10/2 McKeesport, 10/9 at Penn-Trafford (Harrison City), 10/16 Greater Latrobe (Latrobe), 10/23 at Altoona, 10/30 at Fox Chapel (Pittsburgh)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Penn-Trafford (Harrison City) (46.1), McKeesport (45.8), Altoona (30.7)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Kiski Area (Vandergrift) (4.3), Connellsville (5.8), Greater Latrobe (Latrobe) (6.6)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.1
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.8
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.3
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #33
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1420
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2015 Projected League Finish: 6th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%