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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Terry Totten
League: WPIAL 6A 1 (moving from WPIAL AAAA Northern Eight)
Playoff Division: AAAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #2

SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
David Adams 6'1.5" 225 Senior LB
CJ Thorpe 6'3" 315 Senior OL
Kurt Hinish 6'2" 285 Senior DT
Tim Terry 6'2" 215 Senior LB
Jake Hinish 6'2" 280 Senior OG

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Damar Hamlin 6'1" 175 Senior DB
Bricen Garner 6'2" 175 Senior DB
Ronnie Jones 6'1" 185 Senior RB
Rashad Wheeler 6'3" 285 Senior DT
Ron George 6'2" 200 Senior LB

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 62.2
2015 National Rank: #60
2015 State Rank: #2
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -10.2
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.3
2016 Starting Power Rating: 69.1
2016 National Rank: #36
2016 State Rank: #2
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 49.4
Dynasty National Rank: #48
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 19.7
Dynasty Record: 152-21 (73-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 15-1
2015 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st)
2015 Points For Average: 35.3
2015 Points Against Average: 10.4
2015 Differential: +24.9
2015 Wins: #75 Parkland (Allentown) (21-18), #238 Penn-Trafford (Harrison City) (24-17), #384 Cumberland Valley (Mechanicsburg) (24-7), #407 Pine-Richland (Gibsonia) (35-28), #535 Woodland Hills (Pittsburgh) (24-6), #539 North Allegheny (Wexford) (31-17), #683 State College (19-3), #1723 Bethel Park (28-12), #2337 Seneca Valley (Harmony) (38-14), #2984 Upper St. Clair (49-0), #3834 North Hills (Pittsburgh) (52-7), #5969 Connellsville (56-7), #7223 Shaler Area (Pittsburgh) (42-6), #8944 Fox Chapel (Pittsburgh) (56-0), #9171 Butler (49-0)
2015 Losses: #539 North Allegheny (Wexford) (24-17)
2015 Opponents W-L: 112-69
Recent State Championships: 2015 (AAAA), 2007 (AAAA), 2004 (AAAA)
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st; WPIAL AAAA Northern Eight), 2013 (WPIAL AAAA Northern Eight), 2011 (WPIAL AAAA Big East), 2010 (WPIAL AAAA Big East), 2007 (WPIAL AAAA 2), 2006 (WPIAL AAAA 2), 2005 (WPIAL AAAA 2), 2004 (WPIAL AAAA 2), 2003 (tied for 1st; WPIAL AAAA-2 East)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Shaler Area (Pittsburgh) (48-7)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/27 St. John's (Washington, DC), 9/2 at Shaler Area (Pittsburgh), 9/9 North Allegheny (Wexford), 9/16 Hempfield Area (Greensburg), 9/23 at Seneca Valley (Harmony), 9/30 Pine-Richland (Gibsonia), 10/7 at Butler, 10/14 at Altoona, 10/21 Norwin (North Huntingdon), 10/28 at Penn Hills (Pittsburgh)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Pine-Richland (Gibsonia) (60.1), St. John's (Washington, DC) (59.3), North Allegheny (Wexford) (51.7)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Butler (-6.6), Altoona (2.2), Shaler Area (Pittsburgh) (3)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.1 (36.3 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.9
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.8
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #36
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1299
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 68%



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