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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Devils
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Mark Druga
League: WPIAL A Big Seven (moving from WPIAL AA Three Rivers)
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank*: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2019 JV Record: 2-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Shane Kemper 6'1" 185 Senior RB/OLB 4.8
Johnny Baronick 5'10" 265 Senior OL/DL 5.4
Alex Mitko 5'10" 190 Senior RB/ILB 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Confidence, Playoff Experience
Team Weaknesses: OL Inexperience

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 9.8
2019 National Rank: #4449
2019 State Rank: #163
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -5.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: -6.3
2020 National Rank*: #5537
2020 State Rank*: #202
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): -0.6
Dynasty National Rank: #9130
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 5.7
Dynasty Record: 63-101 (49-76 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 9-1
2019 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2019 Points For Average: 36.5
2019 Points Against Average: 11.2
2019 Differential: +25.3
2019 Wins: #4520 Brentwood (Pittsburgh) (16-13), #7411 Serra Catholic (McKeesport) (34-14), #8315 South Side (Hookstown) (42-9), #9151 South Allegheny (McKeesport) (24-14), #9728 Mohawk Area (Bessemer) (44-0), #10318 Seton LaSalle (Pittsburgh) (35-8), #10485 Carlynton (Carnegie) (47-0), #11085 Summit Academy (Herman) (46-12), #12543 Fort Cherry (McDonald) (42-0)
2019 Losses: #4032 Riverside (Ellwood City) (42-35)
2019 Opponents W-L: 40-67
Recent League Championships: 2019 (WPIAL AA Three Rivers), 2018 (WPIAL 2A Three Rivers)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 9/11 Fort Cherry (McDonald), 9/18 at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (Coraopolis), 9/25 Rochester, 10/2 at Shenango (New Castle), 10/9 at Cornell (Coraopolis), 10/16 at Northgate (Pittsburgh), 10/23 at Union Area (New Castle)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Shenango (New Castle) (-6), Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (Coraopolis) (-11.5), Cornell (Coraopolis) (-12.3)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Northgate (Pittsburgh) (-55.2), Fort Cherry (McDonald) (-37.4), Rochester (-32.2)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.1 (-8.4 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -26.3
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -12.2
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #450
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #9663
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 6-1
2020 Projected League Finish*: 2nd
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 19%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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