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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Blue/Red
Coach: George Smith
League: WPIAL 5A 2 (moving from WPIAL AAAA Foothills)
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #4

SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Antoine Cook 6'4" 215 Senior DE
Curtis Harper 6'2" 290 Senior DT

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Khaleke Hudson 5'11" 205 Senior ATH
Tymar Sutton 5'10" 210 Senior LB

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 45.2
2015 National Rank: #540
2015 State Rank: #24
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2
2016 Starting Power Rating: 42.4
2016 National Rank: #632
2016 State Rank: #25
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 36.5
Dynasty National Rank: #357
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.9
Dynasty Record: 110-36 (72-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 9-2
2015 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 45.1
2015 Points Against Average: 9.2
2015 Differential: +35.9
2015 Wins: #2338 Plum (Pittsburgh) (42-7), #2337 Seneca Valley (Harmony) (48-0), #3269 Norwin (North Huntingdon) (42-7), #3403 Kiski Area (Vandergrift) (62-0), #5509 Hempfield Area (Greensburg) (61-6), #5969 Connellsville (49-7), #6636 Altoona (42-0), #8426 Hopewell (Aliquippa) (49-14), #9820 Greater Latrobe (Latrobe) (62-0)
2015 Losses: #238 Penn-Trafford (Harrison City) (39-32), #238 Penn-Trafford (Harrison City) (21-7)
2015 Opponents W-L: 55-57
Recent State Championships: 2005 (AAAA)
Recent League Championships: 2013 (WPIAL AAAA Foothills), 2010 (WPIAL AAAA Foothills), 2007 (WPIAL AAAA 4), 2005 (WPIAL AAAA 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Franklin Regional (Murrysville) (14-7)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 Franklin Regional (Murrysville), 9/9 Armstrong (Kittanning), 9/16 at Connellsville, 9/24 Plum (Pittsburgh), 9/30 at Greater Latrobe (Latrobe), 10/7 Kiski Area (Vandergrift), 10/14 at Upper St. Clair, 10/21 Gateway (Monroeville), 10/28 at Penn-Trafford (Harrison City)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Penn-Trafford (Harrison City) (48.6), Upper St. Clair (27.6), Armstrong (Kittanning) (26.9)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Greater Latrobe (Latrobe) (-5.4), Connellsville (6.5), Kiski Area (Vandergrift) (14.6)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.7 (23.1 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.5
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.8
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #53
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1889
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 12%



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