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GENERAL
Nickname: Rams
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Eric Kasperowicz
League: WPIAL 6A Northern Seven (moving from WPIAL 6A 1)
Playoff Division: AAAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
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: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Phil Jurkovec Senior QB
Ray Falcone Senior WR
Jordan Crawford Senior RB

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Grant Carrigan 6'7.5" 245 Senior TE
Ryan Duran 6'5" 220 Senior WDE
Tanner Douglas 5'10" 175 Senior WR

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 39.2
2016 National Rank: #788
2016 State Rank: #33
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: 53.9
2017 National Rank: #209
2017 State Rank: #8
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 31.4
Dynasty National Rank: #736
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 22.5
Dynasty Record: 106-52 (57-28 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 34.5
2016 Points Against Average: 29.9
2016 Differential: +4.6
2016 Wins: #722 Seneca Valley (Harmony) (51-20), #1291 Mt. Lebanon (Pittsburgh) (42-31), #1756 Bethel Park (35-32), #1756 Bethel Park (31-24), #2303 Penn Hills (Pittsburgh) (52-21), #5231 Butler (28-13), #8439 Shaler Area (Pittsburgh) (42-0)
2016 Losses: #65 Central Catholic (Pittsburgh) (48-35), #65 Central Catholic (Pittsburgh) (63-34), #93 St. Edward (Lakewood, OH) (28-27), #584 North Allegheny (Wexford) (47-10), #4851 Peters Township (McMurray) (32-27)
2016 Opponents W-L: 81-57
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st; WPIAL AAAA Northern Eight), 2014 (WPIAL AAAA Northern Eight), 2007 (tied for 1st; WPIAL AAA 4), 2006 (WPIAL AAA 4), 2005 (tied for 1st; WPIAL AAA 4), 2004 (tied for 1st; WPIAL AAA 4), 2003 (WPIAL AAA-4 Greater Allegheny)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/27 Wayne (Huber Heights, OH), 9/1 Mt. Lebanon (Pittsburgh), 9/8 at Seneca Valley (Harmony), 9/15 Penn Hills (Pittsburgh), 9/22 at Bethel Park, 9/29 Central Catholic (Pittsburgh), 10/6 Peters Township (McMurray), 10/13 at Shaler Area (Pittsburgh), 10/20 Butler, 10/27 at North Allegheny (Wexford)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Wayne (Huber Heights, OH) (66.7), Central Catholic (Pittsburgh) (59.1), Bethel Park (35.1)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Shaler Area (Pittsburgh) (-1), Butler (9.9), Peters Township (McMurray) (18.6)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.5 (37.3 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.4
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #457
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%