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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Navy/White
Coach: Brian Wilson
League: Section 6 B - 2 (moving from Section 6 B - East)
Playoff Division: B
Playoff Division Rank: #78

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2016 JV Record: 7-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Chad Biersbach 6'3" 200 Senior WR 4.8
Carter Post 6'3" 250 Senior OL/DL 5.1
Jordan Ciesielski 5'8" 170 Senior DB 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Line Ability/Depth, Talent Moving Up From JV
Team Weaknesses: LB/QB Inexperience

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -17.1
2016 National Rank: #11099
2016 State Rank: #454
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.9
2017 Starting Power Rating: -21.6
2017 National Rank: #11722
2017 State Rank: #475
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 10.2
Dynasty National Rank: #4877
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 31.8
Dynasty Record: 84-45 (62-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 2-7
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2016 Points For Average: 19.8
2016 Points Against Average: 33.4
2016 Differential: -13.6
2016 Wins: #10895 Albion (22-14), #12562 Barker/Royalton-Hartland (Barker) (26-14)
2016 Losses: #1336 Lancaster (51-14), #5770 Maryvale (Cheektowaga) (34-7), #6804 Alden (40-19), #6841 Medina/Webber (Medina) (50-15), #7820 Lackawanna (20-14), #8237 Griffith Institute (Springville) (58-42), #10866 Kennedy [John F.] (Cheektowaga) (20-19)
2016 Opponents W-L: 47-33
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st; Section 6 B - Central), 2010 (Section 6 B - Central), 2007 (Section 6 B - North), 2003 (Section 6 B North)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 Dunkirk, 9/8 Albion, 9/15 at Griffith Institute (Springville), 9/22 Fredonia/Westfield/Brocton (Fredonia), 9/29 at Tonawanda, 10/6 at Olean, 10/13 Lancaster
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Lancaster (34.4), Dunkirk (15.8), Olean (12.1)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Tonawanda (-29.8), Fredonia/Westfield/Brocton (Fredonia) (-15.8), Albion (-7.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.5 (-0.2 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.5
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #203
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6899
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-6
2017 Projected League Finish: 6th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%