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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Black/Silver
Coach: Jack Young
League: Northern Tier - Large
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #48

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -5.6
2016 National Rank: #8814
2016 State Rank: #371
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.8
2017 Starting Power Rating: 1.2
2017 National Rank: #7053
2017 State Rank: #298
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 3.1
Dynasty National Rank: #7195
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.9
Dynasty Record: 108-51 (58-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 29.1
2016 Points Against Average: 15.7
2016 Differential: +13.4
2016 Wins: #10272 Towanda (21-6), #11452 Troy (49-27), #11707 Sayre (28-0), #12098 Wyalusing Valley (Wyalusing) (42-22), #13070 Canton (31-0), #13242 Holy Redeemer (Wilkes-Barre) (52-7), #13386 Cowanesque Valley (Westfield) (56-6)
2016 Losses: #4010 Jersey Shore (31-7), #4464 Wellsboro (28-14), #7976 North Penn-Mansfield (Mansfield) (12-6), #8511 GAR Memorial (Wilkes-Barre) (34-14)
2016 Opponents W-L: 64-59
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2012, 2008, 2006, 2004 (Northern Tier)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Cowanesque Valley (Westfield), 9/1 North Penn-Mansfield (Mansfield), 9/8 at Wellsboro, 9/15 Troy, 9/22 at Towanda, 9/28 at GAR Memorial (Wilkes-Barre), 10/6 Holy Redeemer (Wilkes-Barre), 10/13 Wyalusing Valley (Wyalusing), 10/20 Canton, 10/27 at Sayre
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Wellsboro (17.1), GAR Memorial (Wilkes-Barre) (3.3), North Penn-Mansfield (Mansfield) (-2.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Canton (-37.7), Holy Redeemer (Wilkes-Barre) (-35.4), Cowanesque Valley (Westfield) (-34.8)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.3 (-9.1 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.3
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #534
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12161
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%



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