GENERAL
Nickname: Ramblers
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Anthony Jefferson
League: District 10 Region 8 (moving from District 10 Region 6)
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #2
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2017 JV Record: 10-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Stephon Wright 6'4" 275 Senior DL/TE 4.68
Logan Applewhite 6'3" 225 Senior DE/WR 4.6
Alex Franco 6'0" 205 Senior WR/SS 4.65
ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECT
Billy Lucas 5'11" 190 Senior RB
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Fredrick Scruggs 6'3" 270 Senior OC
Matt Bauer 6'2.5" 220 Senior ILB
Terry Roberts 5'10" 170 Senior CB
William Burns 6'4" 250 Senior SDE
Joseph Mischler 6'0" 190 Senior QB
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Backfield, RB Depth
Team Weaknesses: LB/DL/WR Inexperience
RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 59.4
2017 National Rank: #90
2017 State Rank: #3
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.8
2018 Starting Power Rating: 40.5
2018 National Rank: #205
2018 State Rank: #5
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 48.6
Dynasty National Rank: #160
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.1
Dynasty Record: 159-38 (60-4 in league)
HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 14-0
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 47.2
2017 Points Against Average: 13
2017 Differential: +34.2
2017 Wins: #112 De La Salle Collegiate (Warren, MI) (33-23), #427 Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia) (38-28), #464 Central Catholic (Pittsburgh) (40-7), #635 Jefferson [Thomas] (Jefferson Hills) (42-17), #662 Berks Catholic (Reading) (42-24), #998 Canisius (Buffalo, NY) (31-20), #1111 Benedictine (Cleveland, OH) (62-28), #1934 Erie (38-0), #2713 McDowell (Erie) (63-7), #4268 St. Francis (Athol Springs, NY) (48-0), #5441 General McLane (Edinboro) (69-7), #7413 Fort LeBoeuf (Waterford) (49-14), #8393 USO [University Prep/Sci-Tech/Obama Academy] (Pittsburgh) (56-0), #12707 Bishop Timon-St. Jude (Buffalo, NY) (50-7)
2017 Losses: none
2017 Opponents W-L: 102-63
Recent State Championships: 2017, 2016, 2012 (AAA)
Recent League Championships: 2017 (District 10 Region 6), 2016 (District 10 Region 6), 2015 (District 10 Region 6 AAA/AAAA), 2014 (District 10 Region 6 AAA/AAAA), 2013 (District 10 Region 6 AAA/AAAA), 2012 (District 10 Region 6 AAA), 2011 (District 10 Region 6 AAA), 2010 (District 10 Region 6 AAA), 2009 (District 10 Region 6 AAA), 2007 (tied for 1st; District 10 Region 6 AAA), 2006 (District 10 Region 6 AAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 28
Streak List: 8/26/16 Strong Vincent (Erie) (77-8), 9/2/16 Central Tech (Erie) (55-13), 9/9/16 McDowell (Erie) (31-15), 9/16/16 Benedictine (Cleveland, OH) (42-35), 9/23/16 General McLane (Edinboro) (62-0), 10/1/16 St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo, NY) (41-0), 10/7/16 Fort LeBoeuf (Waterford) (49-7), 10/15/16 St. Francis (Athol Springs, NY) (62-35), 10/21/16 East (Erie) (42-0), 10/28/16 Canisius (Buffalo, NY) (28-24), 11/18/16 USO [University Prep/Sci-Tech/Obama Academy] (Pittsburgh) (58-12), 11/25/16 Jefferson [Thomas] (Jefferson Hills) (30-13), 12/2/16 Berks Catholic (Reading) (28-14), 12/8/16 Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia) (27-20), 8/25/17 Central Catholic (Pittsburgh) (40-7), 9/1/17 Erie (38-0), 9/8/17 McDowell (Erie) (63-7), 9/15/17 Benedictine (Cleveland, OH) (62-28), 9/22/17 General McLane (Edinboro) (69-7), 9/29/17 St. Francis (Athol Springs, NY) (48-0), 10/6/17 De La Salle Collegiate (Warren, MI) (33-23), 10/13/17 Bishop Timon-St. Jude (Buffalo, NY) (50-7), 10/20/17 Fort LeBoeuf (Waterford) (49-14), 10/28/17 Canisius (Buffalo, NY) (31-20), 11/9/17 USO [University Prep/Sci-Tech/Obama Academy] (Pittsburgh) (56-0), 11/24/17 Jefferson [Thomas] (Jefferson Hills) (42-17), 12/1/17 Berks Catholic (Reading) (42-24), 12/7/17 Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia) (38-28)
SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 Central Catholic (Pittsburgh), 8/31 St. Joseph's (Ottawa, Ontario), 9/7 at St. Edward (Lakewood, OH), 9/14 at Benedictine (Cleveland, OH), 9/21 Canisius (Buffalo, NY), 9/29 at St. Francis (Athol Springs, NY), 10/5 at McDowell (Erie), 10/12 West Toronto (Toronto, Ontario), 10/18 vs Erie, 10/26 Clarkson Football North (Mississauga, Ontario)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: St. Edward (Lakewood, OH) (49.3), Central Catholic (Pittsburgh) (29.5), Benedictine (Cleveland, OH) (19.1)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: St. Francis (Athol Springs, NY) (1.6), Erie (5.8), McDowell (Erie) (10.4)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.4 (29.6 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.2
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -10.2
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #9
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #605
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 11%