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GENERAL
Nickname: Bobcats
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Rick Artley
League: Heritage
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank: #42

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -0.1
2016 National Rank: #7423
2016 State Rank: #314
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3
2017 Starting Power Rating: -10
2017 National Rank: #9625
2017 State Rank: #414
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -1
Dynasty National Rank: #8532
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9
Dynasty Record: 86-59 (75-45 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 6-3 (tied for 3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 21.9
2016 Points Against Average: 18.5
2016 Differential: +3.4
2016 Wins: #6181 Northern Cambria (35-20), #8747 Penns Manor (Clymer) (15-9), #8769 West Shamokin (Rural Valley) (28-18), #10145 Purchase Line (Commodore) (42-12), #10694 Saltsburg (35-18), #11707 Claysburg-Kimmel (Claysburg) (28-19), #12185 Marion Center (21-0)
2016 Losses: #1044 Ligonier Valley (Ligonier) (2-0), #3430 Homer-Center (Homer City) (25-0), #3430 Homer-Center (Homer City) (43-14), #6429 Portage (30-21), #9848 United (Armagh) (26-24)
2016 Opponents W-L: 79-61
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2005, 2004, 2003 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at West Shamokin (Rural Valley), 9/1 at Purchase Line (Commodore), 9/8 Marion Center, 9/15 at Saltsburg, 9/22 Northern Cambria, 9/29 at Penns Manor (Clymer), 10/6 United (Armagh), 10/13 at Ligonier Valley (Ligonier), 10/20 Homer-Center (Homer City)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Ligonier Valley (Ligonier) (35.8), Homer-Center (Homer City) (11.1), Northern Cambria (10.5)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Marion Center (-23.9), Saltsburg (-19.8), United (Armagh) (-8.2)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.3 (0.8 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #360
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7760
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2017 Projected League Finish: 8th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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