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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Max Shoemaker
League: Laurel Highlands (moving from Mountain)
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2017 JV Record: 7-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jared McGill 5'11" 190 Senior RB/OLB 4.7
Duane Knisely 5'11" 215 Junior G/DL 5.0
Dalton Seace 6'4" 265 Senior DT/T 5.4

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Athleticism, Defensive Experience, Kicking Game
Team Weaknesses: QB Inexperience, Playing Teams Unfamiliar With

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 23.5
2017 National Rank: #2294
2017 State Rank: #77
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: 2.4
2018 National Rank: #3113
2018 State Rank: #109
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 13.7
Dynasty National Rank: #5214
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.3
Dynasty Record: 112-59 (21-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 10-2
2017 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 41.2
2017 Points Against Average: 15.6
2017 Differential: +25.6
2017 Wins: #1524 Allegany (Cumberland, MD) (38-23), #3085 Bellefonte (41-21), #4759 Central (Martinsburg) (42-2), #5400 Berlin Brothersvalley (Berlin) (52-17), #6472 Mountain Ridge (Frostburg, MD) (45-14), #8369 Tyrone (49-21), #8819 Bald Eagle Area (Wingate) (43-6), #10612 Penns Valley Area (Spring Mills) (42-14), #12021 Philipsburg-Osceola (Philipsburg) (56-14), #13047 Everett (49-0)
2017 Losses: #2237 Clarion (20-14), #3110 Musselman (Inwood, WV) (35-23)
2017 Opponents W-L: 74-61
Recent League Championships: 2017 (Mountain), 2007 (Inter-County - Nittany)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Forest Hills (Sidman), 8/31 Greater Johnstown (Johnstown), 9/7 at Somerset, 9/14 Westmont Hilltop (Johnstown), 9/21 at Cambria Heights (Patton), 9/28 Central Cambria (Ebensburg), 10/5 at Bedford, 10/12 Bishop McCort (Johnstown), 10/19 at Bishop Guilfoyle (Altoona), 10/26 Richland (Johnstown)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Forest Hills (Sidman) (9.6), Bishop McCort (Johnstown) (1.1), Bishop Guilfoyle (Altoona) (-3.9)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Central Cambria (Ebensburg) (-42.9), Bedford (-29.7), Somerset (-28)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.6 (7.8 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.2
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.8
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #257
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6511
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%