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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: Bryce Casto
League: Cardinal
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #35

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2016 JV Record: 3-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Nick Reip 5'11" 190 Senior OLB/RB
Jay Poindexter 5'10" 160 Junior WR/DB
Corey Rogers 5'9" 170 Senior WR/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Most Skill Position Starters Return
Team Weaknesses: Must Improve Defensively, Must Replace 4 OL Starters

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -34.2
2016 National Rank: #13374
2016 State Rank: #101
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: -33.7
2017 National Rank: #13188
2017 State Rank: #95
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -1.5
Dynasty National Rank: #8699
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 32.2
Dynasty Record: 56-93 (37-77 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 1-9
2016 League Record/Finish: 1-7 (9th)
2016 Points For Average: 15.1
2016 Points Against Average: 44.4
2016 Differential: -29.3
2016 Wins: #13733 Poca (9-6)
2016 Losses: #1169 Mingo Central (Matewan) (60-6), #6228 Sissonville (Charleston) (48-26), #6863 Winfield (63-21), #7843 Hoover [Herbert] (Clendenin) (43-8), #9189 Chapmanville (47-14), #10583 Scott (Madison) (58-7), #10600 St. Albans (43-21), #10625 Wayne (56-32), #12880 Lincoln County (Hamlin) (20-7)
2016 Opponents W-L: 52-55
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Poca, 9/1 at St. Albans, 9/8 at Hoover [Herbert] (Clendenin), 9/15 Chapmanville, 9/22 at Wayne, 9/29 Logan, 10/6 at Mingo Central (Matewan), 10/20 at Winfield, 10/27 Sissonville (Charleston), 11/3 Scott (Madison)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Mingo Central (Matewan) (34.6), Winfield (2.5), Chapmanville (0.4)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Poca (-38.8), Scott (Madison) (-16.4), Logan (-16)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.2
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #44
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9744
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-9
2017 Projected League Finish: 9th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%