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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Kevin Marabito
League: Heritage
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank: #45

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Joe Turek 6'2.5" 255 Senior OL/DE 4.82
Kyle Silk 6'1.5" 180 Junior QB/FS 4.71
Hunter Cameron 5'10" 165 Sophomore HB/CB 4.53

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Improved Strength/Quickness, Skill Position Players Returning, OL Experience
Team Weaknesses: Depth, OL, Skill Positions

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -23
2017 National Rank: #11570
2017 State Rank: #476
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -33
2018 National Rank: #10519
2018 State Rank: #430
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -7.2
Dynasty National Rank: #11233
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 25.8
Dynasty Record: 61-89 (54-75 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 4-7
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-5 (tied for 6th)
2017 Points For Average: 18.6
2017 Points Against Average: 31.2
2017 Differential: -12.6
2017 Wins: #8736 Purchase Line (Commodore) (33-22), #10605 Penns Manor (Clymer) (28-22), #12695 Blairsville (49-29), #13197 Saltsburg (36-24)
2017 Losses: #2163 Ligonier Valley (Ligonier) (65-0), #3630 Homer-Center (Homer City) (36-0), #8694 Northern Cambria (28-12), #8736 Purchase Line (Commodore) (43-22), #9386 West Shamokin (Rural Valley) (51-12), #11374 Blacklick Valley (Nanty Glo) (10-7), #12384 Marion Center (13-6)
2017 Opponents W-L: 66-61
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 Northern Cambria, 8/31 at Blairsville, 9/7 Ligonier Valley (Ligonier), 9/14 at Penns Manor (Clymer), 9/21 at Homer-Center (Homer City), 9/28 Saltsburg, 10/5 at West Shamokin (Rural Valley), 10/12 Purchase Line (Commodore), 10/19 at Marion Center
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: -5.1 (-7.2 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -24.6
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.5
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #395
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9869
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2018 Projected League Finish: 6th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%