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GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Black/Gray
Coach: Lou Cerro
League: WPIAL 4A Northwest Nine (moving from WPIAL 4A 1)
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #30

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2016 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Ron Stevenson 6'5" 210 Senior WR 4.6
Brayden Jones 6'1" 220 Senior RB/LB 4.7
Kavon Morman 6'2" 200 Senior QB/CB 4.65

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Mason Cholewa 6'6" 255 Senior SDE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Very Good Returning Skill Position Players, Offense Could Be Special
Team Weaknesses: Young Defensively

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 10.5
2016 National Rank: #5047
2016 State Rank: #216
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6
2017 Starting Power Rating: 14.3
2017 National Rank: #4152
2017 State Rank: #179
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 19.1
Dynasty National Rank: #2568
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.8
Dynasty Record: 85-65 (53-43 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 4-6
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-4 (tied for 4th)
2016 Points For Average: 23.7
2016 Points Against Average: 23.7
2016 Differential: 0
2016 Wins: #4913 Blackhawk (Beaver Falls) (38-14), #7032 Indiana (35-6), #7488 Knoch (Saxonburg) (34-21), #11622 Ambridge (38-0)
2016 Losses: #357 Jefferson [Thomas] (Jefferson Hills) (35-0), #1609 South Fayette (McDonald) (42-20), #2043 New Castle (26-13), #2874 Mars (35-14), #4826 Greensburg Salem (Greensburg) (46-35), #6732 Highlands (Natrona Heights) (12-10)
2016 Opponents W-L: 57-46
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st; WPIAL AAA Parkway), 2010 (WPIAL AAA Parkway), 2007 (WPIAL AAA 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at New Castle, 9/8 at Indiana, 9/15 Mars, 9/22 at Ambridge, 9/29 Knoch (Saxonburg), 10/6 at Highlands (Natrona Heights), 10/13 at Greensburg Salem (Greensburg), 10/20 at Blackhawk (Beaver Falls), 10/27 South Fayette (McDonald)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: New Castle (31.1), South Fayette (McDonald) (22.5), Mars (13.4)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Ambridge (-21.4), Knoch (Saxonburg) (-11.1), Highlands (Natrona Heights) (0.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.4 (18.8 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.4
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #251
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5347
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%