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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Jim Livingston
League: Western Pennsylvania [WPAC]
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank: #71

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2015 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Hunter Tremain 5'9" 190 Sophomore FB/LB 5.2
Levi Sheeler 5'8" 165 Junior RB/LB 4.9
Michael Novak 6'1" 215 Junior C/OLB 5.3

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: LBs
Team Weaknesses: OL

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -24.3
2015 National Rank: #12555
2015 State Rank: #536
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2
2016 Starting Power Rating: -26.8
2016 National Rank: #12766
2016 State Rank: #542
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -2.5
Dynasty National Rank: #9032
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 24.3
Dynasty Record: 81-59 (64-49 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 2-7
2015 League Record/Finish: 2-7 (tied for 8th)
2015 Points For Average: 12.8
2015 Points Against Average: 36.2
2015 Differential: -23.4
2015 Wins: #12593 Windber (34-33), #14003 Ferndale (Johnstown) (27-7)
2015 Losses: #1618 Berlin Brothersvalley (Berlin) (45-0), #3520 Portage (75-6), #7598 Conemaugh Township (Davidsville) (35-6), #8138 Meyersdale (40-14), #9380 Conemaugh Valley (Johnstown) (34-14), #10760 Shade (Cairnbrook) (30-0), #11497 Blacklick Valley (Nanty Glo) (27-14)
2015 Opponents W-L: 50-45
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Berlin Brothersvalley (Berlin), 9/2 Shade (Cairnbrook), 9/9 at Conemaugh Township (Davidsville), 9/16 Meyersdale, 9/24 at Conemaugh Valley (Johnstown), 9/30 Portage, 10/7 at Blacklick Valley (Nanty Glo), 10/14 Windber, 10/21 Ferndale (Johnstown)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Berlin Brothersvalley (Berlin) (27.5), Portage (11.3), Conemaugh Township (Davidsville) (6.6)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Ferndale (Johnstown) (-35.4), Blacklick Valley (Nanty Glo) (-23.5), Windber (-17.4)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.4
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.9
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.5
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #448
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9814
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-8
2016 Projected League Finish: 9th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%