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GENERAL
Nickname: Wolverines
Colors: Black/Teal
Coach: George Novak
League: WPIAL 5A 1 (moving from WPIAL AAAA Southeastern)
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #22

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 0
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2015 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Saeed Holt 6'0" 190 Senior RB/SS
Michael McAllister 6'3" 260 Senior C/DE
Rodney Dennard 6'0" 175 Junior RB/DB

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Miles Sanders 5'11" 195 Senior RB
Jeremiah Jones 6'1" 175 Senior ATH
Jo-El Shaw 6'1" 215 Senior RB
Amon Baldwin-Youngblood 6'3" 335 Senior OL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Tradition, Speed
Team Weaknesses: Graduated 32 Seniors, Inexperience

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 45.3
2015 National Rank: #535
2015 State Rank: #22
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -13.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 22.4
2016 National Rank: #2878
2016 State Rank: #111
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 37.5
Dynasty National Rank: #315
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.1
Dynasty Record: 103-49 (63-19 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 11-1
2015 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2015 Points For Average: 34.3
2015 Points Against Average: 13.4
2015 Differential: +20.9
2015 Wins: #1526 Mt. Lebanon (Pittsburgh) (21-17), #1605 West Allegheny (Imperial) (22-15), #1723 Bethel Park (28-23), #1723 Bethel Park (40-20), #2984 Upper St. Clair (35-7), #3606 Penn Hills (Pittsburgh) (31-13), #5509 Hempfield Area (Greensburg) (41-7), #6681 Peters Township (McMurray) (37-0), #7223 Shaler Area (Pittsburgh) (59-21), #7412 Canon-McMillan (Canonsburg) (49-7), #8165 Baldwin (Pittsburgh) (42-7)
2015 Losses: #60 Central Catholic (Pittsburgh) (24-6)
2015 Opponents W-L: 65-63
Recent League Championships: 2015 (WPIAL AAAA Southeastern), 2014 (tied for 1st; WPIAL AAAA Southeastern), 2009 (WPIAL AAAA Big East), 2003 (tied for 1st; WPIAL AAAA-2 East)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/26/16 Gateway (Monroeville) (37-21), 9/2/16 Baldwin (Pittsburgh) (48-20)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Gateway (Monroeville), 9/2 Baldwin (Pittsburgh), 9/9 at Fox Chapel (Pittsburgh), 9/16 at Penn-Trafford (Harrison City), 9/23 Chartiers Valley (Bridgeville), 9/30 Hampton (Allison Park), 10/7 at North Hills (Pittsburgh), 10/14 at Moon Area (Moon Township), 10/21 West Allegheny (Imperial), 10/28 Upper St. Clair
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Penn-Trafford (Harrison City) (48.6), West Allegheny (Imperial) (34.5), Upper St. Clair (27.6)
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: 15.2 (24.1 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.2
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #82
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2381
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%