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GENERAL
Nickname: Wolverines
Colors: Blue/Gold/White
Coach: Don Bass
League: Section 6 AA
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #50

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2018 JV Record: 3-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Zion Paige 5'11" 155 Junior WR 4.6
JoJo Dixon 5'9" 175 Junior QB 4.5
Kyeron Bradley 5'11" 165 Junior DE 4.5

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: -16.6
2018 National Rank: #9985
2018 State Rank: #318
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -33.4
2019 National Rank: #10118
2019 State Rank: #324
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 10.6
Dynasty National Rank: #5926
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 44
Dynasty Record: 57-80 (39-44 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 1-7
2018 League Record/Finish: 1-6 (tied for 6th)
2018 Points For Average: 15.3
2018 Points Against Average: 29.9
2018 Differential: -14.6
2018 Wins: #9107 Hutchinson-Central Tech/Emerson Vo-Tech/City Honors/School of the Arts (Buffalo) (20-14)
2018 Losses: #3755 Lancaster (43-12), #4330 Bennett/Olmsted/Middle Early College/East (Buffalo) (30-14), #5738 Williamsville North (Williamsville) (24-6), #6597 South Park (Buffalo) (28-14), #6809 Orchard Park (28-14), #6868 Clarence (34-12), #10238 Lockport (38-30)
2018 Opponents W-L: 41-32
Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st; Section 6 AA - North), 2005 (tied for 1st; Section 6 AA North)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 9/7 at Lockport, 9/14 Lancaster, 9/21 at Hutchinson-Central Tech/Emerson Vo-Tech/City Honors/School of the Arts (Buffalo), 9/27 at Penfield, 10/5 Frontier (Hamburg), 10/12 Jamestown, 10/18 at Bennett/Olmsted/Middle Early College/East (Buffalo)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Bennett/Olmsted/Middle Early College/East (Buffalo) (2), Lancaster (-3.1), Hutchinson-Central Tech/Emerson Vo-Tech/City Honors/School of the Arts (Buffalo) (-22.7)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Frontier (Hamburg) (-60.4), Lockport (-33.4), Penfield (-33.3)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.1
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -24.9
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -23.8
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #200
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9244
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-5
2019 Projected League Finish: 7th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%