GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Gold/Black
Coach: Art Walker
League: WPIAL 6A 1 (moving from WPIAL AAAA Northern Eight)
Playoff Division: AAAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #6
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2015 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Niko Mermigas 5'10" 185 Senior WR/DB
Griffin Sestili 6'3" 240 Senior TE/DE
Turner White 5'10" 180 Junior RB/DB
ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Joshua Lugg 6'7" 295 Senior OL
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Work-Ethic
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Lines
RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 45.2
2015 National Rank: #539
2015 State Rank: #23
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.7
2016 Starting Power Rating: 51.7
2016 National Rank: #269
2016 State Rank: #11
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 39.7
Dynasty National Rank: #241
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12
Dynasty Record: 116-40 (58-20 in league)
HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 9-2
2015 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st)
2015 Points For Average: 37.3
2015 Points Against Average: 15.8
2015 Differential: +21.5
2015 Wins: #60 Central Catholic (Pittsburgh) (24-17), #2337 Seneca Valley (Harmony) (34-24), #2984 Upper St. Clair (31-6), #3269 Norwin (North Huntingdon) (56-17), #3834 North Hills (Pittsburgh) (38-10), #7223 Shaler Area (Pittsburgh) (41-14), #8944 Fox Chapel (Pittsburgh) (56-6), #9171 Butler (41-7), #9820 Greater Latrobe (Latrobe) (58-14)
2015 Losses: #60 Central Catholic (Pittsburgh) (31-17), #407 Pine-Richland (Gibsonia) (28-14)
2015 Opponents W-L: 62-59
Recent State Championships: 2012 (AAAA), 2010 (AAAA)
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st; WPIAL AAAA Northern Eight), 2012 (WPIAL AAAA Northern Eight), 2011 (WPIAL AAAA Northern Seven), 2010 (tied for 1st; WPIAL AAAA Northern Six), 2009 (WPIAL AAAA Northern Six), 2007 (WPIAL AAAA 1), 2006 (WPIAL AAAA 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Bethel Park (21-14)
SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Olentangy Liberty (Powell, OH), 9/2 Bethel Park, 9/9 at Central Catholic (Pittsburgh), 9/16 at Shaler Area (Pittsburgh), 9/23 Butler, 9/30 Mt. Lebanon (Pittsburgh), 10/7 at Penn Hills (Pittsburgh), 10/14 Seneca Valley (Harmony), 10/21 at Hempfield Area (Greensburg), 10/28 at Pine-Richland (Gibsonia)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Central Catholic (Pittsburgh) (69.1), Pine-Richland (Gibsonia) (60.1), Olentangy Liberty (Powell, OH) (39.8)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Butler (-6.6), Shaler Area (Pittsburgh) (3), Hempfield Area (Greensburg) (3.2)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.6 (25.8 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.8
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +16.2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #14
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #664
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%