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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Blue/Red
Coach: Bo Ruffner
League: WPIAL 3A 3 (moving from WPIAL AA Interstate)
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #20

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2015 JV Record: 5-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Kurt Aumer 6'3" 260 Senior T/DE
Chris Wagner 5'11" 180 Senior RB/LB
Johnny Yester 6'1" 160 Senior QB/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Return 4 Of 5 OL Players, Top QB/RB/WR Are Back
Team Weaknesses: Need To Develop Depth

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 14.9
2015 National Rank: #4489
2015 State Rank: #183
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 19.4
2016 National Rank: #3409
2016 State Rank: #137
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 10.2
Dynasty National Rank: #4879
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.2
Dynasty Record: 86-48 (78-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 7-3
2015 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 37.7
2015 Points Against Average: 19.2
2015 Differential: +18.5
2015 Wins: #6678 McGuffey (Claysville) (30-23), #7638 Burgettstown (44-7), #8417 Derry (42-7), #9902 Southmoreland (Alverton) (50-3), #10430 Brownsville (41-7), #11503 Waynesburg Central (Waynesburg) (52-6), #13056 Charleroi (42-0)
2015 Losses: #551 Aliquippa (50-38), #1764 Washington (44-14), #2945 Beaver (45-24)
2015 Opponents W-L: 55-48
Recent League Championships: 2013 (WPIAL AA Interstate), 2009 (WPIAL AA Interstate), 2007 (WPIAL AAA 2), 2006 (WPIAL AAA 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/26/16 Laurel Highlands (Uniontown) (45-21), 9/2/16 Waynesburg Central (Waynesburg) (42-14)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Laurel Highlands (Uniontown), 9/2 Waynesburg Central (Waynesburg), 9/9 South Park, 9/16 at McGuffey (Claysville), 9/23 at Brownsville, 9/30 Elizabeth Forward (Elizabeth), 10/7 at Derry, 10/14 at Yough (Herminie), 10/21 Beaver, 10/28 at Southmoreland (Alverton)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Beaver (29.9), McGuffey (Claysville) (14.6), Laurel Highlands (Uniontown) (11)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Brownsville (-10), Waynesburg Central (Waynesburg) (-9.6), Yough (Herminie) (-8.9)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.1 (5.7 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.6
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.5
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #326
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7046
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 6%