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GENERAL
Nickname: Golden Rams
Colors: Gold
Coach: Sam Albert
League: WPIAL 4A 1 (moving from WPIAL AA Allegheny)
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #17

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 20.5
2015 National Rank: #3360
2015 State Rank: #131
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +2.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2016 Starting Power Rating: 23.3
2016 National Rank: #2742
2016 State Rank: #102
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 14.2
Dynasty National Rank: #3745
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.1
Dynasty Record: 78-56 (39-36 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 7-3
2015 League Record/Finish: 6-2 (2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 29.5
2015 Points Against Average: 14.7
2015 Differential: +14.8
2015 Wins: #4069 Apollo Ridge (Spring Church) (31-28), #4797 Deer Lakes (Russellton) (33-7), #5973 Burrell (Lower Burrell) (7-3), #7015 West Shamokin (Rural Valley) (55-21), #7080 Shady Side Academy (Pittsburgh) (42-0), #10680 Summit Academy (Herman) (42-24), #11933 Carlynton (Carnegie) (42-0)
2015 Losses: #1529 Freeport (14-9), #2281 Seton LaSalle (Pittsburgh) (27-14), #4558 Valley (New Kensington) (23-20)
2015 Opponents W-L: 46-52
Recent League Championships: 2008 (WPIAL AAA Greater Allegheny)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Ambridge (56-6)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 Ambridge, 9/9 at New Castle, 9/16 at Knoch (Saxonburg), 9/23 Mars, 9/30 at Gallatin [Albert] (Uniontown), 10/7 at Montour (McKees Rocks), 10/14 Blackhawk (Beaver Falls), 10/21 South Fayette (McDonald), 10/28 at Indiana
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: South Fayette (McDonald) (42.7), Mars (30.8), New Castle (15.6)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Gallatin [Albert] (Uniontown) (-29.4), Blackhawk (Beaver Falls) (0.8), Knoch (Saxonburg) (6.2)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.1 (10.6 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.5
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.4
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #182
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4579
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%



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