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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Coach: Jim Render
League: WPIAL 5A 1 (moving from WPIAL AAAA Southeastern)
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #13

SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Gabe Houy 6'6" 250 Senior OL

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Brandon Ford 6'5" 300 Senior OL

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 22.7
2015 National Rank: #2984
2015 State Rank: #116
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 27.6
2016 National Rank: #2063
2016 State Rank: #74
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 38.8
Dynasty National Rank: #276
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.2
Dynasty Record: 116-35 (65-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 5-5
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th)
2015 Points For Average: 20.9
2015 Points Against Average: 25.6
2015 Differential: -4.7
2015 Wins: #3606 Penn Hills (Pittsburgh) (17-0), #4701 Montour (McKees Rocks) (34-21), #6681 Peters Township (McMurray) (34-14), #7412 Canon-McMillan (Canonsburg) (48-21), #8165 Baldwin (Pittsburgh) (35-21)
2015 Losses: #60 Central Catholic (Pittsburgh) (49-0), #535 Woodland Hills (Pittsburgh) (35-7), #539 North Allegheny (Wexford) (31-6), #1526 Mt. Lebanon (Pittsburgh) (34-21), #1723 Bethel Park (30-7)
2015 Opponents W-L: 66-43
Recent State Championships: 2006 (AAAA)
Recent League Championships: 2013 (WPIAL AAAA Southeastern), 2012 (tied for 1st; WPIAL AAAA Southeastern), 2011 (WPIAL AAAA Great Southern), 2006 (WPIAL AAAA 4), 2005 (tied for 1st; WPIAL AAAA 1), 2004 (WPIAL AAAA 1), 2003 (WPIAL AAAA-4 West)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 North Hills (Pittsburgh) (28-7)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 North Hills (Pittsburgh), 9/9 Moon Area (Moon Township), 9/16 at Baldwin (Pittsburgh), 9/23 Fox Chapel (Pittsburgh), 9/30 at Chartiers Valley (Bridgeville), 10/7 West Allegheny (Imperial), 10/14 McKeesport, 10/21 at Hampton (Allison Park), 10/28 at Woodland Hills (Pittsburgh)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: McKeesport (42.4), West Allegheny (Imperial) (34.5), Woodland Hills (Pittsburgh) (22.4)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Fox Chapel (Pittsburgh) (-2.4), Baldwin (Pittsburgh) (-0.3), Chartiers Valley (Bridgeville) (5.4)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.3 (29.5 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.1
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #94
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2649
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%



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