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GENERAL
Nickname: Golden Tigers
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Homer DeLattre
League: WPIAL AAA Greater Allegheny (moving from Freelance)
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #17

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2017 JV Record: 5-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Gus Dellinger 6'2" 210 Senior LB
Nathan Howells 6'3" 255 Senior T
Trevor Mitchell 6'0" 290 Senior DT

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, QB
Team Weaknesses: Skill Position Players, Depth

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 20.9
2017 National Rank: #2700
2017 State Rank: #94
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: 6.8
2018 National Rank: #2465
2018 State Rank: #78
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 21.5
Dynasty National Rank: #3112
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.7
Dynasty Record: 84-75 (40-39 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 8-4
2017 League Record/Finish:  
2017 Points For Average: 34.3
2017 Points Against Average: 25.4
2017 Differential: +8.9
2017 Wins: #2081 Grove City (30-27), #4759 Central (Martinsburg) (30-20), #6342 Allderdice [Taylor] (Pittsburgh) (42-6), #8369 Tyrone (38-7), #8916 Brashear (Pittsburgh) (49-26), #9320 DuBois (34-7), #10159 Silver Oak Academy (Keymar, MD) (31-6), #10505 Central Mountain (Mill Hall) (52-18)
2017 Losses: #525 State College (55-27), #694 Gateway (Monroeville) (49-30), #815 Fort Hill (Cumberland, MD) (42-10), #2713 McDowell (Erie) (42-38)
2017 Opponents W-L: 80-62
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; Mountain - Seven Mountains), 2008 (Mountain - Seven Mountains), 2007 (Mountain - Large)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Altoona, 8/31 at Mifflin County (Lewistown), 9/7 State College, 9/14 Cedar Cliff (Camp Hill), 9/21 at Fort Hill (Cumberland, MD), 9/28 McDowell (Erie), 10/5 at Central Mountain (Mill Hall), 10/12 at Tyrone, 10/19 DuBois, 10/26 at Central (Martinsburg)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: State College (34), Fort Hill (Cumberland, MD) (20.1), McDowell (Erie) (10.4)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Central Mountain (Mill Hall) (-42.7), DuBois (-31.4), Tyrone (-23.2)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.6 (18 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.6
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #160
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4219
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%