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GENERAL
Nickname: Golden Rams
Colors: Gold
Coach: Sam Albert
League: WPIAL 4A Northwest Nine (moving from WPIAL 4A 1)
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #50

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 2.7
2016 National Rank: #6733
2016 State Rank: #286
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -2.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2017 Starting Power Rating: 0.4
2017 National Rank: #7250
2017 State Rank: #303
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 13.4
Dynasty National Rank: #3958
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 13
Dynasty Record: 81-62 (41-42 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 3-6
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-6 (tied for 7th)
2016 Points For Average: 26.2
2016 Points Against Average: 22.8
2016 Differential: +3.4
2016 Wins: #5029 Montour (McKees Rocks) (12-10), #10961 Gallatin [Albert] (Uniontown) (42-0), #11622 Ambridge (56-6)
2016 Losses: #1609 South Fayette (McDonald) (48-14), #2043 New Castle (29-26), #2874 Mars (14-8), #4913 Blackhawk (Beaver Falls) (25-22), #7032 Indiana (52-42), #7488 Knoch (Saxonburg) (21-14)
2016 Opponents W-L: 42-48
Recent League Championships: 2008 (WPIAL AAA Greater Allegheny)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Ambridge, 9/8 New Castle, 9/15 Knoch (Saxonburg), 9/22 at Mars, 9/29 Gallatin [Albert] (Uniontown), 10/6 Montour (McKees Rocks), 10/13 at Blackhawk (Beaver Falls), 10/20 at South Fayette (McDonald), 10/27 Indiana
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: New Castle (31.1), South Fayette (McDonald) (22.5), Montour (McKees Rocks) (14.3)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Ambridge (-21.4), Knoch (Saxonburg) (-11.1), Gallatin [Albert] (Uniontown) (-7.2)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #266
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5557
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2017 Projected League Finish: 7th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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