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GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Brian Cooper
League: WPIAL AA Midwestern (moving from WPIAL A Big Seven)
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank*: #39

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2019 JV Record: 5-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Mitch Miles 6'4" 300 Senior G/DT 5.08
Luke McCoy 5'9" 180 Junior RB/SS 4.52
Cam Caldararo 6'2" 215 Junior TE/DE 4.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 8 Returning Defensive Starters, OL Size/Experience, Running Game
Team Weaknesses: Lost Most Skill Position Players

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 0
2019 National Rank: #6465
2019 State Rank: #239
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -1.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: -12.1
2020 National Rank*: #6885
2020 State Rank*: #266
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 15.4
Dynasty National Rank: #4398
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 27.5
Dynasty Record: 94-74 (73-52 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 7-3
2019 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 3rd)
2019 Points For Average: 31.3
2019 Points Against Average: 15.2
2019 Differential: +16.1
2019 Wins: #3890 Sto-Rox (McKees Rocks) (23-15), #8629 California (Coal Center) (15-0), #9728 Mohawk Area (Bessemer) (21-0), #10368 Union Area (New Castle) (33-18), #10990 Rochester (42-0), #13447 Bishop Canevin (Pittsburgh) (57-0), #13500 Northgate (Pittsburgh) (61-12)
2019 Losses: #2250 Clairton (33-7), #5862 Cornell (Coraopolis) (33-21), #6765 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (Coraopolis) (41-33)
2019 Opponents W-L: 54-56
Recent League Championships: 2004 (WPIAL AA 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: 2
Streak List: 10/18/19 Sto-Rox (McKees Rocks) (23-15), 10/25/19 Northgate (Pittsburgh) (61-12)

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 9/11 Neshannock (New Castle), 9/18 at Beaver Falls, 9/25 Riverside (Ellwood City), 10/2 Freedom, 10/9 at New Brighton, 10/16 Mohawk Area (Bessemer), 10/23 Lincoln (Ellwood City), 10/30 at Sto-Rox (McKees Rocks)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Beaver Falls (2.5), Riverside (Ellwood City) (-0.8), Sto-Rox (McKees Rocks) (-1.5)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Lincoln (Ellwood City) (-27.6), Mohawk Area (Bessemer) (-20.4), Neshannock (New Castle) (-7.2)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.4
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -8.4
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: +3
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #204
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #5171
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 3-5
2020 Projected League Finish*: 6th
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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