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GENERAL
Nickname: Ramblers
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Mike Mischler
League: District 10 Region 6
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2016 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Joseph Mischler 6'0" 185 Senior QB 4.58
Matt Bauer 6'3" 225 Senior LB 4.68
Fredrick Scruggs 6'4" 275 Senior OL/DL 5.15

ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECT
Terry Roberts 5'10" 170 Senior CB

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Dominick Covatto 6'3" 310 Senior DT
Jerry Roberts 6'2" 230 Senior ILB
Cameron Landis 6'2" 295 Senior OG

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: All Secondary/Skill Position Players Return, State Player Of Year Returns At QB, Two Potential All-American Players Anchor Defensive Front Seven
Team Weaknesses: Lost 3 OL Starters, Must Find 2 LBs

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 55.7
2016 National Rank: #144
2016 State Rank: #6
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -17.1
2017 Starting Power Rating: 72.7
2017 National Rank: #28
2017 State Rank: #1
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 40.6
Dynasty National Rank: #221
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 32.1
Dynasty Record: 145-38 (56-4 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 14-0
2016 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 45.1
2016 Points Against Average: 14
2016 Differential: +31.1
2016 Wins: #262 Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia) (27-20), #357 Jefferson [Thomas] (Jefferson Hills) (30-13), #631 Canisius (Buffalo, NY) (28-24), #1160 Berks Catholic (Reading) (28-14), #1195 McDowell (Erie) (31-15), #2801 Benedictine (Cleveland, OH) (42-35), #2861 St. Francis (Athol Springs, NY) (62-35), #3376 Fort LeBoeuf (Waterford) (49-7), #4107 General McLane (Edinboro) (62-0), #4327 St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo, NY) (41-0), #4747 Central Tech (Erie) (55-13), #4826 USO [University Prep/Sci-Tech/Obama Academy] (Pittsburgh) (58-12), #9374 Strong Vincent (Erie) (77-8), #13228 East (Erie) (42-0)
2016 Losses: none
2016 Opponents W-L: 95-62
Recent State Championships: 2016, 2012 (AAA)
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015 (District 10 Region 6 AAA/AAAA), 2014 (District 10 Region 6 AAA/AAAA), 2013 (District 10 Region 6 AAA/AAAA), 2012 (District 10 Region 6 AAA), 2011 (District 10 Region 6 AAA), 2010 (District 10 Region 6 AAA), 2009 (District 10 Region 6 AAA), 2007 (tied for 1st; District 10 Region 6 AAA), 2006 (District 10 Region 6 AAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 14
Streak List: 8/26/16 Strong Vincent (Erie) (77-8), 9/2/16 Central Tech (Erie) (55-13), 9/9/16 McDowell (Erie) (31-15), 9/16/16 Benedictine (Cleveland, OH) (42-35), 9/23/16 General McLane (Edinboro) (62-0), 10/1/16 St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo, NY) (41-0), 10/7/16 Fort LeBoeuf (Waterford) (49-7), 10/15/16 St. Francis (Athol Springs, NY) (62-35), 10/21/16 East (Erie) (42-0), 10/28/16 Canisius (Buffalo, NY) (28-24), 11/18/16 USO [University Prep/Sci-Tech/Obama Academy] (Pittsburgh) (58-12), 11/25/16 Jefferson [Thomas] (Jefferson Hills) (30-13), 12/2/16 Berks Catholic (Reading) (28-14), 12/8/16 Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia) (27-20)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Central Catholic (Pittsburgh), 9/1 Erie, 9/8 at McDowell (Erie), 9/15 Benedictine (Cleveland, OH), 9/22 General McLane (Edinboro), 9/29 St. Francis (Athol Springs, NY), 10/6 at De La Salle Collegiate (Warren, MI), 10/20 at Fort LeBoeuf (Waterford), 10/28 at Canisius (Buffalo, NY)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Central Catholic (Pittsburgh) (59.1), Canisius (Buffalo, NY) (44.5), McDowell (Erie) (25)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: General McLane (Edinboro) (8.4), St. Francis (Athol Springs, NY) (14), Fort LeBoeuf (Waterford) (14.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.7 (26.9 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.2
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #42
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1248
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 84%