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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Coach: Jim Render
League: WPIAL 5A Allegheny Nine (moving from WPIAL 5A 1)
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #13

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Gabe Houy 6'6" 250 Senior OT

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 24.1
2016 National Rank: #2485
2016 State Rank: #107
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.7
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.8
2017 Starting Power Rating: 28.3
2017 National Rank: #1820
2017 State Rank: #74
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 37.8
Dynasty National Rank: #318
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.5
Dynasty Record: 122-39 (71-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 6-2 (3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 27.1
2016 Points Against Average: 14.6
2016 Differential: +12.5
2016 Wins: #3356 North Hills (Pittsburgh) (28-7), #4070 Fox Chapel (Pittsburgh) (35-0), #5746 Moon Area (Moon Township) (35-3), #6387 Chartiers Valley (Bridgeville) (17-10), #8900 Baldwin (Pittsburgh) (43-3), #9513 Hampton (Allison Park) (55-3)
2016 Losses: #481 West Allegheny (Imperial) (33-7), #1160 McKeesport (28-20), #1160 McKeesport (31-10), #1699 Woodland Hills (Pittsburgh) (28-21)
2016 Opponents W-L: 59-50
Recent State Championships: 2006 (AAAA)
Recent League Championships: 2013 (WPIAL AAAA Southeastern), 2012 (tied for 1st; WPIAL AAAA Southeastern), 2011 (WPIAL AAAA Great Southern), 2006 (WPIAL AAAA 4), 2005 (tied for 1st; WPIAL AAAA 1), 2004 (WPIAL AAAA 1), 2003 (WPIAL AAAA-4 West)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Steubenville (OH), 9/1 at North Hills (Pittsburgh), 9/8 at Moon Area (Moon Township), 9/15 Baldwin (Pittsburgh), 9/22 at Fox Chapel (Pittsburgh), 9/29 Chartiers Valley (Bridgeville), 10/6 at West Allegheny (Imperial), 10/13 at McKeesport, 10/20 Hampton (Allison Park), 10/27 Woodland Hills (Pittsburgh)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Steubenville (OH) (41.9), West Allegheny (Imperial) (38.6), Woodland Hills (Pittsburgh) (30.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Baldwin (Pittsburgh) (-5.2), Hampton (Allison Park) (-2.7), Chartiers Valley (Bridgeville) (5.9)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.4 (21.2 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #61
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2157
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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