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GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Coach: Jim Render
League: WPIAL 5A Allegheny Eight (moving from WPIAL 5A Allegheny Nine)
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #31

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 21.8
2017 National Rank: #2573
2017 State Rank: #88
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.6
2018 Starting Power Rating: -1.3
2018 National Rank: #3778
2018 State Rank: #139
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 44.9
Dynasty National Rank: #283
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 46.2
Dynasty Record: 130-43 (78-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 8-4
2017 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 23.3
2017 Points Against Average: 19.3
2017 Differential: +4
2017 Wins: #3133 West Allegheny (Imperial) (21-20), #3253 Franklin Regional (Murrysville) (6-3), #3609 Fox Chapel (Pittsburgh) (28-24), #4529 North Hills (Pittsburgh) (21-7), #5847 Moon Area (Moon Township) (41-10), #7144 Hampton (Allison Park) (41-21), #8171 Chartiers Valley (Bridgeville) (38-12), #9444 Baldwin (Pittsburgh) (42-12)
2017 Losses: #183 Steubenville (OH) (37-7), #1026 Penn-Trafford (Harrison City) (35-14), #1449 McKeesport (42-14), #3142 Woodland Hills (Pittsburgh) (9-7)
2017 Opponents W-L: 74-56
Recent State Championships: 2006 (AAAA)
Recent League Championships: 2017 (WPIAL 5A Allegheny Nine), 2013 (WPIAL AAAA Southeastern), 2012 (tied for 1st; WPIAL AAAA Southeastern), 2011 (WPIAL AAAA Great Southern), 2006 (WPIAL AAAA 4), 2005 (tied for 1st; WPIAL AAAA 1), 2004 (WPIAL AAAA 1), 2003 (WPIAL AAAA-4 West)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at South Fayette (McDonald), 8/31 Peters Township (McMurray), 9/7 at Baldwin (Pittsburgh), 9/14 at Woodland Hills (Pittsburgh), 9/21 West Allegheny (Imperial), 9/28 at Fox Chapel (Pittsburgh), 10/5 at Mt. Lebanon (Pittsburgh), 10/12 at Moon Area (Moon Township), 10/19 Chartiers Valley (Bridgeville), 10/26 at Bethel Park
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Bethel Park (20.1), Mt. Lebanon (Pittsburgh) (15), Peters Township (McMurray) (12.2)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Baldwin (Pittsburgh) (-24.5), Chartiers Valley (Bridgeville) (-17.9), Moon Area (Moon Township) (-16.3)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15 (21.4 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.5
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.5
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #61
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2607
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2018 Projected League Finish: 6th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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