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GENERAL
Nickname: Golden Rams
Colors: Gold
Coach: Dom Girardi
League: WPIAL 4A Northwest Nine
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #40

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 4.6
2017 National Rank: #5824
2017 State Rank: #225
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -0.8
2018 Starting Power Rating: -11.7
2018 National Rank: #5946
2018 State Rank: #233
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 20.3
Dynasty National Rank: #3366
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 32
Dynasty Record: 86-66 (45-46 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 5-4
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-4 (tied for 5th)
2017 Points For Average: 28.6
2017 Points Against Average: 23.3
2017 Differential: +5.3
2017 Wins: #6517 Knoch (Saxonburg) (24-16), #9050 Gallatin [Albert] (Uniontown) (30-20), #9718 Blackhawk (Beaver Falls) (56-12), #11102 Indiana (34-6), #11606 Ambridge (28-14)
2017 Losses: #1646 South Fayette (McDonald) (49-14), #2282 Montour (McKees Rocks) (24-14), #3907 New Castle (48-47), #5212 Mars (21-10)
2017 Opponents W-L: 42-50
Recent League Championships: 2008 (WPIAL AAA Greater Allegheny)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/27/17 Indiana (34-6)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Plum (Pittsburgh), 8/31 Keystone Oaks (Pittsburgh), 9/7 Blackhawk (Beaver Falls), 9/14 Knoch (Saxonburg), 9/21 Beaver, 9/28 at Ambridge, 10/5 at Montour (McKees Rocks), 10/12 at South Fayette (McDonald), 10/19 New Castle, 10/26 Greater Latrobe (Latrobe)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Beaver (16.4), South Fayette (McDonald) (11.9), Montour (McKees Rocks) (1.9)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Ambridge (-37.7), Blackhawk (Beaver Falls) (-28.1), Plum (Pittsburgh) (-14.1)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.1
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.5
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.6
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #152
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4083
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2018 Projected League Finish: 6th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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