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GENERAL
Nickname: Mountaineers
Coach: Jim Miller
League: Eastern Pennsylvania - North
Playoff Division: AAAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #57

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2017 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Benny Pembleton 5'10" 170 Senior 4.5
Ben Stokes 6'1" 220 Senior 4.7
Sherwin Stewart 5'8" 170 Senior 4.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Have Fast/Skilled/Athletic Players At Crucial Positions
Team Weaknesses: OL Youth/Inexperience

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 5.8
2017 National Rank: #5576
2017 State Rank: #214
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -7.2
2018 National Rank: #4913
2018 State Rank: #187
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 18.7
Dynasty National Rank: #3816
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 25.9
Dynasty Record: 98-77 (82-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 8-3
2017 League Record/Finish: 8-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 32.5
2017 Points Against Average: 22.1
2017 Differential: +10.4
2017 Wins: #5410 Pocono Mountain West (Pocono Summit) (34-12), #7037 Allentown Central Catholic (Allentown) (28-24), #7409 East Stroudsburg South (East Stroudsburg) (34-13), #9644 Pocono Mountain East (Swiftwater) (50-14), #9994 Dieruff [Louis E.] (Allentown) (42-26), #10226 Pleasant Valley (Brodheadsville) (48-33), #12273 Allen [William] (Allentown) (38-0), #12440 East Stroudsburg North (Dingmans Ferry) (54-7)
2017 Losses: #1506 Easton (31-0), #2021 Whitehall (49-10), #5410 Pocono Mountain West (Pocono Summit) (34-20)
2017 Opponents W-L: 53-71
Recent League Championships: 2017, 2014 (tied for 1st; Eastern Pennsylvania), 2013 (tied for 1st; Mountain Valley), 2012 (Mountain Valley), 2011 (Mountain Valley), 2005 (Mountain Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 Allentown Central Catholic (Allentown), 8/31 at East Stroudsburg North (Dingmans Ferry), 9/7 Pocono Mountain West (Pocono Summit), 9/14 at East Stroudsburg South (East Stroudsburg), 9/21 at Pocono Mountain East (Swiftwater), 9/28 Allen [William] (Allentown), 10/5 at Northampton, 10/12 Parkland (Allentown), 10/19 at Dieruff [Louis E.] (Allentown), 10/26 Pleasant Valley (Brodheadsville)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Parkland (Allentown) (27), East Stroudsburg South (East Stroudsburg) (-9.4), Pocono Mountain West (Pocono Summit) (-13.1)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Allen [William] (Allentown) (-50.4), East Stroudsburg North (Dingmans Ferry) (-43.2), Dieruff [Louis E.] (Allentown) (-40.9)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.1 (2.1 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -23.7
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -30.8
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #387
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9576
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%