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GENERAL
Nickname: Wolverines
Colors: Blue/Gold/White
Coach: Don Bass
League: Section 6 AA (moving from Section 6 AA - North)
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #39

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Syquan Ralands 6'3" 180 Senior DE 4.5
Syveon Ralands 6'0" 210 Senior LB 4.6
Rodney Barnes 5'11" 170 Senior WR 4.4

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defensive Speed
Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced QB

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 12.8
2016 National Rank: #4519
2016 State Rank: #126
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1
2017 Starting Power Rating: 7.3
2017 National Rank: #5626
2017 State Rank: #162
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 7.4
Dynasty National Rank: #5799
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.1
Dynasty Record: 52-68 (35-35 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2016 Points For Average: 22.5
2016 Points Against Average: 15.4
2016 Differential: +7.1
2016 Wins: #3156 Orchard Park (26-23), #5328 McKinley (Buffalo) (20-18), #6934 Williamsville North (Williamsville) (17-13), #7692 Kenmore West (Buffalo) (41-15), #8872 Niagara-Wheatfield (Sanborn) (28-0), #10715 Lockport (26-14)
2016 Losses: #4070 Hutchinson-Central Tech/Emerson Vo-Tech/City Honors/School of the Arts (Buffalo) (14-6), #5503 Clarence (26-16)
2016 Opponents W-L: 38-35
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st; Section 6 AA - North), 2005 (tied for 1st; Section 6 AA North)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/2 at Kenmore West (Buffalo), 9/8 at Clarence, 9/16 Williamsville North (Williamsville), 9/23 Lancaster, 9/29 at Frontier (Hamburg), 10/7 Lockport, 10/14 at Bennett/Olmsted/Middle Early College/East (Buffalo)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Lancaster (34.4), Clarence (4.7), Bennett/Olmsted/Middle Early College/East (Buffalo) (4.1)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Lockport (-15.6), Frontier (Hamburg) (-14.5), Kenmore West (Buffalo) (-2.7)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.4 (7.2 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #200
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6817
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 4th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%