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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: D.J. Hough
League: District 10 Region 3 (moving from District 10 Region 4 AA)
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #71

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2015 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Killian Cooper 5'11" 170 Junior QB/S
Aaron Hull 5'10" 165 Junior RB/DB
Noah Hoover 6'0" 230 Senior OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Many Underclassmen Gained Valuable Experience Last Year
Team Weaknesses: Many New Starters Defensively

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -4.9
2015 National Rank: #9076
2015 State Rank: #380
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: -12.4
2016 National Rank: #10535
2016 State Rank: #457
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -1.2
Dynasty National Rank: #8623
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.2
Dynasty Record: 55-78 (41-50 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 3-7
2015 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 5th)
2015 Points For Average: 19.6
2015 Points Against Average: 24.4
2015 Differential: -4.8
2015 Wins: #9446 Seneca (Erie) (20-6), #12606 Girard (47-0), #13111 Mercyhurst Prep (Erie) (30-0)
2015 Losses: #1966 Conneaut Area (Linesville) (65-16), #2624 Sharon (42-0), #4512 Cambridge Springs (14-0), #6161 Fairview (28-21), #6629 North East (35-20), #7589 Fort LeBoeuf (Waterford) (19-8), #8899 Harbor Creek (Harborcreek) (35-34)
2015 Opponents W-L: 69-41
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st; District 10 Region 4 AA), 2013 (tied for 1st; District 10 Region 4 AA), 2012 (tied for 1st; District 10 Region 4 AA)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Fort LeBoeuf (Waterford), 9/2 Iroquois (Erie), 9/9 at Eisenhower (Russell), 9/16 at Girard, 9/23 at Saegertown, 9/30 Maplewood (Guys Mills), 10/7 at Strong Vincent (Erie), 10/14 North East, 10/21 at Seneca (Erie), 10/28 Mercyhurst Prep (Erie)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Fort LeBoeuf (Waterford) (7.4), Iroquois (Erie) (5.4), North East (4.8)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Saegertown (-31.8), Mercyhurst Prep (Erie) (-30.4), Girard (-25.3)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.8
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.3
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -12.1
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #513
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11109
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2016 Projected League Finish: 5th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%