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GENERAL
Nickname: Grape Pickers
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Shawn Humes
League: District 10 Region 6 (moving from District 10 Region 3)
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #84

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2017 JV Record: 1-8
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Alex Furmanek 6'3" 220 Senior TE 4.54
Lucas Russell 5'9" 170 Senior SB 4.58
Lucas Marzka 5'10" 235 Senior OL 5.2

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Athleticism, Offensive Balance

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -35.7
2017 National Rank: #13184
2017 State Rank: #544
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.3
2018 Starting Power Rating: -48.7
2018 National Rank: #12814
2018 State Rank: #530
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 12.3
Dynasty National Rank: #5620
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 61
Dynasty Record: 100-57 (70-33 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 2-7
2017 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th)
2017 Points For Average: 20.3
2017 Points Against Average: 43.2
2017 Differential: -22.9
2017 Wins: #13844 Girard (27-6), #14240 Saegertown (50-14)
2017 Losses: #4269 Farrell (65-0), #7510 Seneca (Erie) (61-24), #7909 Iroquois (Erie) (63-26), #10071 Maplewood (Guys Mills) (49-15), #10185 Northwestern (Albion) (56-24), #11090 Eisenhower (Russell) (47-3), #11597 Corry (28-14)
2017 Opponents W-L: 47-48
Recent League Championships: 2011 (District 10 Region 4 AA), 2008 (District 10 Region 4 AA), 2004 (District 10 Region 4 AA)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Franklin, 8/31 Titusville, 9/7 Conneaut Area (Linesville), 9/14 Warren, 9/21 Fairview, 9/28 Corry, 10/5 Girard, 10/12 Harbor Creek (Harborcreek), 10/19 Mercyhurst Prep (Erie), 10/26 vs Iroquois (Erie)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Mercyhurst Prep (Erie) (5.8), Conneaut Area (Linesville) (-10.9), Harbor Creek (Harborcreek) (-18.1)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Titusville (-72.8), Girard (-56.8), Warren (-34.6)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.2
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -30.5
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.3
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #469
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11459
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2018 Projected League Finish: 5th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%