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GENERAL
Nickname: Fightin' Planets
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Scott Heinauer
League: WPIAL 5A Allegheny Eight (moving from WPIAL 4A Northwest Nine)
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #21

D1 PROSPECT
Michael Carmody 6-5 265 Junior OT

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 7.4
2017 National Rank: #5212
2017 State Rank: #200
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.2
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.6
2018 Starting Power Rating: 2.6
2018 National Rank: #3082
2018 State Rank: #106
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 26.8
Dynasty National Rank: #2026
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 24.2
Dynasty Record: 110-52 (82-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 6-5
2017 League Record/Finish: 5-3 (4th)
2017 Points For Average: 21.2
2017 Points Against Average: 18.6
2017 Differential: +2.6
2017 Wins: #2282 Montour (McKees Rocks) (26-15), #5824 Highlands (Natrona Heights) (21-10), #7144 Hampton (Allison Park) (27-14), #9718 Blackhawk (Beaver Falls) (32-0), #11102 Indiana (33-7), #11606 Ambridge (42-7)
2017 Losses: #635 Jefferson [Thomas] (Jefferson Hills) (34-6), #1646 South Fayette (McDonald) (30-6), #1829 Belle Vernon (42-7), #3907 New Castle (25-23), #6517 Knoch (Saxonburg) (21-10)
2017 Opponents W-L: 62-53
Recent League Championships: 2015 (WPIAL AAA Greater Allegheny), 2013 (tied for 1st; WPIAL AAA Northeastern), 2012 (WPIAL AAA Northeastern), 2010 (WPIAL AAA Greater Allegheny), 2009 (tied for 1st; WPIAL AAA Greater Allegheny), 2007 (WPIAL AA 4), 2006 (WPIAL AA 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at West Mifflin, 8/31 at Moon Area (Moon Township), 9/7 at Greensburg Salem (Greensburg), 9/14 vs Penn Hills (Pittsburgh), 9/21 Armstrong (Kittanning), 9/29 at Shaler Area (Pittsburgh), 10/5 at North Hills (Pittsburgh), 10/12 Fox Chapel (Pittsburgh), 10/19 at Kiski Area (Vandergrift), 10/26 Hampton (Allison Park)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Penn Hills (Pittsburgh) (26.6), North Hills (Pittsburgh) (-6.4), West Mifflin (-10.6)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Shaler Area (Pittsburgh) (-22.2), Greensburg Salem (Greensburg) (-18.1), Hampton (Allison Park) (-16.6)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.5 (13.6 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.7
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.2
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #199
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5004
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2018 Projected League Finish: 4th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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