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GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: Tom Haynes
League: District 10 Region 7 (moving from District 10 Region 5)
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #85

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2017 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Ian Haynes 6'3" 190 Junior QB/FS 4.89
Josh Nettles 6'1" 235 Junior C/DE 4.98
Dalton Buckley 5'11" 170 Junior WR/DB 4.75

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Elite QB Returns, Athletic Young WRs
Team Weaknesses: Must Improve Mental Toughness, Defense

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -19.7
2017 National Rank: #11036
2017 State Rank: #451
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -30.7
2018 National Rank: #10113
2018 State Rank: #408
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 2.8
Dynasty National Rank: #8548
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 33.5
Dynasty Record: 54-98 (28-59 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 2-8
2017 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (tied for 5th)
2017 Points For Average: 30.1
2017 Points Against Average: 48.1
2017 Differential: -18
2017 Wins: #9638 Oil City (44-36), #14181 Titusville (46-0)
2017 Losses: #1934 Erie (62-27), #2081 Grove City (56-6), #4093 Meadville (77-14), #4799 Batavia (NY) (42-20), #5831 Conneaut Area (Linesville) (70-40), #8916 Brashear (Pittsburgh) (25-14), #9320 DuBois (69-56), #11751 Warren (44-34)
2017 Opponents W-L: 54-51
Recent League Championships: 2003 (tied for 1st; North West)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/27/17 Titusville (46-0)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 North East, 8/31 Oil City, 9/7 at Slippery Rock, 9/14 DuBois, 9/21 Fort LeBoeuf (Waterford), 9/28 Meadville, 10/5 at Maplewood (Guys Mills), 10/12 General McLane (Edinboro), 10/19 Warren
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Meadville (-1.6), Slippery Rock (-2.2), General McLane (Edinboro) (-12.7)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: North East (-48.7), Warren (-34.6), Oil City (-33.3)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.1
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -24.5
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -25.6
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #393
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9844
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2018 Projected League Finish: 4th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%