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GENERAL
Nickname: Red Dragons
Colors: Red/Gray
Coach: Matt Falisec
League: Heritage
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank: #31

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2017 JV Record: 3-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Quinn Scalese 5'10.5" 255 Senior OL/DL 5.29
Cullen Goncher 5'10" 205 Junior LB/FB 4.8
Jacob Barnett 6'3.5" 180 Junior QB/FS 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Depth

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -7.6
2017 National Rank: #8736
2017 State Rank: #356
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -27.6
2018 National Rank: #9497
2018 State Rank: #380
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -2.3
Dynasty National Rank: #9974
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 25.3
Dynasty Record: 76-77 (62-68 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 7-5
2017 League Record/Finish: 5-4 (tied for 4th)
2017 Points For Average: 24.5
2017 Points Against Average: 24.2
2017 Differential: +0.3
2017 Wins: #8694 Northern Cambria (20-6), #9386 West Shamokin (Rural Valley) (22-19), #10853 Shade (Cairnbrook) (54-40), #11570 United (Armagh) (43-22), #12384 Marion Center (20-0), #12695 Blairsville (35-6), #13197 Saltsburg (49-14)
2017 Losses: #2163 Ligonier Valley (Ligonier) (58-0), #3630 Homer-Center (Homer City) (41-0), #3630 Homer-Center (Homer City) (25-7), #10605 Penns Manor (Clymer) (26-22), #11570 United (Armagh) (33-22)
2017 Opponents W-L: 73-67
Recent League Championships: 2008, 2006 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at West Shamokin (Rural Valley), 8/31 Homer-Center (Homer City), 9/7 Marion Center, 9/14 at Northern Cambria, 9/21 Blairsville, 9/28 at Ligonier Valley (Ligonier), 10/5 Penns Manor (Clymer), 10/12 at United (Armagh), 10/19 Saltsburg
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Ligonier Valley (Ligonier) (10.4), Homer-Center (Homer City) (1.7), Northern Cambria (-14.4)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Saltsburg (-47.7), Marion Center (-43.9), Penns Manor (Clymer) (-39.6)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.2 (-6.3 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -25.2
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #402
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10038
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2018 Projected League Finish: 5th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%