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GENERAL
Nickname: Gators
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Tom Nola
League: WPIAL 5A Big East (moving from WPIAL 5A 2)
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #18

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 26.8
2016 National Rank: #2091
2016 State Rank: #83
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -0.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2017 Starting Power Rating: 25.9
2017 National Rank: #2150
2017 State Rank: #92
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 36.2
Dynasty National Rank: #385
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.3
Dynasty Record: 116-45 (75-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-3 (tied for 4th)
2016 Points For Average: 33.2
2016 Points Against Average: 19.8
2016 Differential: +13.4
2016 Wins: #1609 Armstrong (Kittanning) (38-20), #2152 Penn-Trafford (Harrison City) (23-6), #4894 Kiski Area (Vandergrift) (22-13), #6753 Plum (Pittsburgh) (44-6), #7759 Greater Latrobe (Latrobe) (41-7), #9513 Hampton (Allison Park) (49-14), #10656 Connellsville (63-0)
2016 Losses: #1160 McKeesport (34-19), #1160 McKeesport (41-38), #1609 Armstrong (Kittanning) (35-21), #1699 Woodland Hills (Pittsburgh) (37-21), #2117 Franklin Regional (Murrysville) (24-19)
2016 Opponents W-L: 67-60
Recent League Championships: 2012 (WPIAL AAAA Foothills), 2009 (WPIAL AAAA Foothills), 2008 (WPIAL AAAA Foothills), 2007 (WPIAL AAAA 3), 2004 (WPIAL AAAA 3), 2003 (WPIAL AAAA-3 South)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Woodland Hills (Pittsburgh), 9/1 Greater Latrobe (Latrobe), 9/8 at Connellsville, 9/15 Armstrong (Kittanning), 9/22 Hampton (Allison Park), 9/29 at Penn-Trafford (Harrison City), 10/6 at Plum (Pittsburgh), 10/13 Kiski Area (Vandergrift), 10/20 McKeesport, 10/27 at Franklin Regional (Murrysville)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Woodland Hills (Pittsburgh) (30.7), McKeesport (26.6), Penn-Trafford (Harrison City) (22.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Connellsville (-16.5), Greater Latrobe (Latrobe) (-10.6), Hampton (Allison Park) (-2.7)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.3 (21.4 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #143
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3691
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%



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