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GENERAL
Nickname: Battling Miners
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Justin Frantz
League: Schuylkill 2
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #72

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Scott Schwalm 5'10" 195 Senior QB/SS
Jayden Eubanks 6'2.5" 210 Senior DE/ATH
Noah Woodford 5'6.5" 175 Senior NG/FB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Have One Of Top QBs In League, Have Some Line Experience, Improved Roster Size
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Top Players At RB/WR, Must Fill Secondary Spots

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: -22.8
2018 National Rank: #11103
2018 State Rank: #468
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -36.6
2019 National Rank: #10712
2019 State Rank: #447
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): -4
Dynasty National Rank: #10222
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 32.6
Dynasty Record: 75-98 (48-73 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 6-5
2018 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2018 Points For Average: 23.7
2018 Points Against Average: 20
2018 Differential: +3.7
2018 Wins: #10599 Mahanoy Area (Mahanoy City) (26-14), #10805 Montgomery (30-29), #11465 Nativity BVM (Pottsville) (20-14), #13199 Panther Valley (Lansford) (46-0), #14038 Shenandoah Valley (Shenandoah) (49-7), #14038 Shenandoah Valley (Shenandoah) (37-0)
2018 Losses: #6188 Schuylkill Haven (52-14), #8576 Williams Valley (Tower City) (28-6), #9384 Schuylkill Valley (Leesport) (31-0), #10794 Marian Catholic (Tamaqua) (17-14), #10989 Hamburg (28-19)
2018 Opponents W-L: 48-71
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: 3
Streak List: 10/19/18 Shenandoah Valley (Shenandoah) (49-7), 10/26/18 Panther Valley (Lansford) (46-0), 11/2/18 Montgomery (30-29)

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 Williams Valley (Tower City), 8/30 Nativity BVM (Pottsville), 9/13 Hamburg, 9/20 Schuylkill Valley (Leesport), 9/27 Marian Catholic (Tamaqua), 10/4 Mahanoy Area (Mahanoy City), 10/11 at Schuylkill Haven, 10/18 Shenandoah Valley (Shenandoah), 10/25 Panther Valley (Lansford)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Schuylkill Haven (-9.9), Schuylkill Valley (Leesport) (-28.1), Williams Valley (Tower City) (-28.5)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Shenandoah Valley (Shenandoah) (-68.4), Panther Valley (Lansford) (-58.8), Hamburg (-42.1)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -25.3
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -41.3
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #546
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12798
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2019 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%