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GENERAL
Nickname: Black Eagles
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Donnie Mays
League: Mountain State
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2015 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Derrek Pitts 6'3" 195 Senior RB/FS 4.4
Mateo Arroyo 6'3" 265 Senior DL/OL 4.9
Coron Cordon 5'9" 155 WR 4.4

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defensive Maturation/Experience, Experience On Lines, Team Speed/Size
Team Weaknesses: Youth At QB, Kicking Game, Secondary Youth

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 27.4
2015 National Rank: #2198
2015 State Rank: #8
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 30.6
2016 National Rank: #1708
2016 State Rank: #6
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 25.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1470
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.4
Dynasty Record: 101-51 [102-50 on the field] (84-45 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 8-4
2015 League Record/Finish: 7-3 (5th)
2015 Points For Average: 34.4
2015 Points Against Average: 19.4
2015 Differential: +15
2015 Wins: #2926 Jefferson (Shenandoah Junction) (28-8), #3164 Washington [George] (Charleston) (48-21), #5100 Hurricane (14-6), #7106 Winfield (51-28), #8827 St. Albans (52-6), #9159 Ripley (57-14), #10327 Riverside (Belle) (46-21), #11178 Nitro (53-7)
2015 Losses: #481 Wheeling Park (Wheeling) (41-0), #597 Cabell Midland (Ona) (33-29), #804 Capital (Charleston) (26-21), #3597 Spring Valley (Huntington) (22-14)
2015 Opponents W-L: 70-62
Recent State Championships: 2009, 2008
Recent League Championships: 2009, 2008
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/25 at Washington [George] (Charleston), 9/2 at Cabell Midland (Ona), 9/9 at Johnson Central (Paintsville, KY), 9/16 vs Riverside (Belle), 9/23 at Ripley, 9/23 Spring Valley (Huntington), 10/7 Ripley, 10/14 vs St. Albans, 10/21 vs Huntington, 10/28 at Capital (Charleston), 11/4 at Wilson [Woodrow] (Beckley)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Capital (Charleston) (42.2), Johnson Central (Paintsville, KY) (37.9), Cabell Midland (Ona) (31.2)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Riverside (Belle) (-17.3), Ripley (-8.4), St. Albans (-3.1)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.5 (17.9 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.4
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.9
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #6
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3699
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%