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GENERAL
Nickname: Black Eagles
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Donnie Mays
League: Mountain State
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 10
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2014 JV Record: 4-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Kentre Grier 6'3" 170 Senior QB/ATH 4.58
Derrek Pitts 6'3" 180 Junior OLB/ATH 4.58
Mateo Arroyo 6'3" 250 Junior DL/OL 4.87

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
A.D. Cunningham 6'0" 210 Senior LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experienced Players At Multiple Positions, Team Speed, Leadership
Team Weaknesses: K/P

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 41.5
2014 National Rank: #740
2014 State Rank: #4
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +12.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -10.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 55.1
2015 National Rank: #160
2015 State Rank: #2
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 25.1
Dynasty National Rank: #1458
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 30
Dynasty Record: 93-47 [94-46 on the field] (77-42 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 11-3
2014 League Record/Finish: 8-2 (3rd)
2014 Points For Average: 44.4
2014 Points Against Average: 22.9
2014 Differential: +21.5
2014 Wins: #842 Huntington (35-21), #1973 University (Morgantown) (24-20), #2635 Parkersburg (45-20), #3482 Spring Valley (Huntington) (56-36), #3482 Spring Valley (Huntington) (43-14), #3833 Washington [George] (Charleston) (56-14), #6148 Ripley (70-14), #8509 St. Albans (56-8), #9402 Winfield (65-25), #9807 Riverside (Belle) (58-14), #11443 Nitro (61-14)
2014 Losses: #78 Capital (Charleston) (55-15), #78 Capital (Charleston) (45-21), #842 Huntington (20-16)
2014 Opponents W-L: 90-67
Recent State Championships: 2009, 2008
Recent League Championships: 2009, 2008
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/18/15 Nitro (53-7)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 vs St. Albans, 9/4 Capital (Charleston), 9/11 vs Spring Valley (Huntington), 9/18 Nitro, 9/25 Cabell Midland (Ona), 10/9 vs Ripley, 10/16 vs Winfield, 10/23 vs Hurricane, 10/30 at Riverside (Belle), 11/6 at Washington [George] (Charleston)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Capital (Charleston) (64.1), Cabell Midland (Ona) (38.1), Washington [George] (Charleston) (18.2)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Nitro (-14.1), St. Albans (-7.6), Winfield (-3.1)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.9 (25 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.8
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.9
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #14
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3748
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 15%