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GENERAL
Nickname: Patriots
Colors: Blue/Red/White
Coach: John Lilly
League: Coalfield AA
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #24

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2018 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Hunter Williams Senior
Hayden Miller Senior
Phil Spurlock

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Line Size/Strength
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: -24
2018 National Rank: #11285
2018 State Rank: #68
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -32.8
2019 National Rank: #10025
2019 State Rank: #55
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): -16
Dynasty National Rank: #12779
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.8
Dynasty Record: 83-82 (36-44 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 4-6
2018 League Record/Finish: 3-5 (tied for 10th)
2018 Points For Average: 19.2
2018 Points Against Average: 25
2018 Differential: -5.8
2018 Wins: #11968 Clay County (Clay) (33-13), #12594 Wyoming East (New Richmond) (36-33), #13310 Liberty (Glen Daniel) (25-8), #13791 WestSide (Clear Fork) (48-12)
2018 Losses: #4671 Nicholas County (Summersville) (46-18), #6765 Shady Spring (29-3), #7698 Oak Hill (45-8), #8180 Midland Trail (Hico) (22-6), #9130 PikeView (Princeton) (9-6), #9203 Summers County (Hinton) (33-9)
2018 Opponents W-L: 60-48
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/26/18 Wyoming East (New Richmond) (36-33)

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/30 vs Midland Trail (Hico), 9/6 vs PikeView (Princeton), 9/13 vs River View (Bradshaw), 9/20 vs Shady Spring, 9/27 vs WestSide (Clear Fork), 10/4 vs Clay County (Clay), 10/11 at Summers County (Hinton), 10/18 vs Liberty (Glen Daniel), 10/25 vs Nicholas County (Summersville), 11/1 vs Wyoming East (New Richmond)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Nicholas County (Summersville) (-15.4), Shady Spring (-16.7), Summers County (Hinton) (-30.9)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: WestSide (Clear Fork) (-76.2), Liberty (Glen Daniel) (-49.5), River View (Bradshaw) (-45.9)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.2
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -38.8
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.6
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #77
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12436
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2019 Projected League Finish: 10th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%