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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Corey McMahon
League: WPIAL 6A
Playoff Division: AAAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #5

D1 PROSPECTS
A'meer Allen 6'4" 270 Senior DT
AJ Beatty 6'5" 250 Senior SDE

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Corey Thomas 6'4" 190 Senior S
Brian Dallas 6'3" 215 Senior WDE

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 33.5
2018 National Rank: #1020
2018 State Rank: #36
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.3
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.6
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.3
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.1
2019 Starting Power Rating: 32.1
2019 National Rank: #350
2019 State Rank: #9
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 56.4
Dynasty National Rank: #49
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 24.3
Dynasty Record: 183-30 (89-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 7-4
2018 League Record/Finish: 5-3 (tied for 3rd)
2018 Points For Average: 21.7
2018 Points Against Average: 17.1
2018 Differential: +4.6
2018 Wins: #86 Cathedral Prep (Erie) (24-21), #575 Seneca Valley (Harmony) (20-14), #1710 Bethel Park (7-6), #2638 Canon-McMillan (Canonsburg) (35-7), #3375 Norwin (North Huntingdon) (35-16), #4124 Hempfield Area (Greensburg) (28-13), #8353 Butler (45-10)
2018 Losses: #164 Pine-Richland (Gibsonia) (42-21), #381 North Allegheny (Wexford) (27-3), #575 Seneca Valley (Harmony) (15-14), #1610 Mt. Lebanon (Pittsburgh) (17-7)
2018 Opponents W-L: 74-55
Recent State Championships: 2015 (AAAA), 2007 (AAAA), 2004 (AAAA)
Recent League Championships: 2016 (WPIAL 6A 1), 2015 (tied for 1st; WPIAL AAAA Northern Eight), 2013 (WPIAL AAAA Northern Eight), 2011 (WPIAL AAAA Big East), 2010 (WPIAL AAAA Big East), 2007 (WPIAL AAAA 2), 2006 (WPIAL AAAA 2), 2005 (WPIAL AAAA 2), 2004 (WPIAL AAAA 2), 2003 (tied for 1st; WPIAL AAAA-2 East)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 Penn [William] (York), 8/30 at Seneca Valley (Harmony), 9/6 North Allegheny (Wexford), 9/13 at Hempfield Area (Greensburg), 9/20 at Bethel Park, 9/27 at Pine-Richland (Gibsonia), 10/4 at Norwin (North Huntingdon), 10/11 Butler, 10/18 Canon-McMillan (Canonsburg), 10/25 at Mt. Lebanon (Pittsburgh)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Pine-Richland (Gibsonia) (34.4), North Allegheny (Wexford) (30.2), Seneca Valley (Harmony) (30.2)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Butler (-34.2), Mt. Lebanon (Pittsburgh) (3.2), Canon-McMillan (Canonsburg) (5)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.6 (30.5 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.9
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -21.7
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #19
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #703
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2019 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 10%



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