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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Blue/Red
Coach: George Smith
League: WPIAL 5A Big East (moving from WPIAL 5A 2)
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #15

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Curtis Harper 6'2" 290 Senior DT
Antoine Cook 6'4" 215 Senior WDE

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 34.9
2016 National Rank: #1164
2016 State Rank: #48
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.2
2017 Starting Power Rating: 26.6
2017 National Rank: #2051
2017 State Rank: #85
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 36.4
Dynasty National Rank: #373
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.8
Dynasty Record: 119-39 (78-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 9-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 6-2 (tied for 2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 35.5
2016 Points Against Average: 20.5
2016 Differential: +15
2016 Wins: #2084 Gateway (Monroeville) (41-38), #2084 Gateway (Monroeville) (34-19), #2117 Franklin Regional (Murrysville) (14-7), #2478 Upper St. Clair (31-10), #2478 Upper St. Clair (28-20), #4894 Kiski Area (Vandergrift) (42-7), #6753 Plum (Pittsburgh) (52-24), #7759 Greater Latrobe (Latrobe) (54-20), #10656 Connellsville (41-0)
2016 Losses: #481 West Allegheny (Imperial) (38-37), #1609 Armstrong (Kittanning) (43-42), #2152 Penn-Trafford (Harrison City) (20-10)
2016 Opponents W-L: 70-58
Recent State Championships: 2005 (AAAA)
Recent League Championships: 2013 (WPIAL AAAA Foothills), 2010 (WPIAL AAAA Foothills), 2007 (WPIAL AAAA 4), 2005 (WPIAL AAAA 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Franklin Regional (Murrysville), 9/8 at Armstrong (Kittanning), 9/15 Connellsville, 9/22 at Plum (Pittsburgh), 9/29 Greater Latrobe (Latrobe), 10/6 at Kiski Area (Vandergrift), 10/13 Upper St. Clair, 10/20 at Gateway (Monroeville), 10/27 Penn-Trafford (Harrison City)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Upper St. Clair (28.3), Gateway (Monroeville) (25.9), Penn-Trafford (Harrison City) (22.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Connellsville (-16.5), Greater Latrobe (Latrobe) (-10.6), Plum (Pittsburgh) (9.9)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.7 (23.9 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #117
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3337
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 7%



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