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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Eddie Smolder
League: Mountain State
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #16

RETURNERS
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Cayden Keeler 6'0" 265 Senior C/DL
R.J. Evans 6'0" 185 Senior RB/CB
Dalton Myers 5'10" 175 Junior MLB/RB

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -1.2
2017 National Rank: #7212
2017 State Rank: #36
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -16.2
2018 National Rank: #6974
2018 State Rank: #35
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 2.8
Dynasty National Rank: #8548
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 19
Dynasty Record: 53-98 (28-77 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 4-6
2017 League Record/Finish: 0-6 (11th)
2017 Points For Average: 24.5
2017 Points Against Average: 27.3
2017 Differential: -2.8
2017 Wins: #8386 Parkersburg South (Parkersburg) (28-12), #10915 Buckhannon-Upshur (Buckhannon) (35-7), #11081 Ravenswood (43-15), #13580 Roane County (Spencer) (44-14)
2017 Losses: #778 Spring Valley (Huntington) (52-14), #854 Huntington (49-7), #3356 Washington [George] (Charleston) (47-12), #4628 South Charleston (7-0), #5357 St. Albans (37-34), #5645 Riverside (Belle) (33-28)
2017 Opponents W-L: 51-58
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 2
Streak List: 10/27/17 Roane County (Spencer) (44-14), 11/3/17 Ravenswood (43-15)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Parkersburg South (Parkersburg), 8/31 at Buckhannon-Upshur (Buckhannon), 9/7 Riverside (Belle), 9/14 Marietta (OH), 9/21 Brooke (Wellsburg), 10/5 Princeton, 10/12 at Greenbrier East (Lewisburg), 10/19 at St. Albans, 10/26 Roane County (Spencer), 11/2 at Ravenswood
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Marietta (OH) (-12.2), Riverside (Belle) (-15.6), Parkersburg South (Parkersburg) (-20.5)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Roane County (Spencer) (-67.2), Princeton (-38), Brooke (Wellsburg) (-34.2)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -30.9
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -37.9
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #66
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11546
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2018 Projected League Finish: 10th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 7%