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GENERAL
Nickname: Purple Riders
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Charles Yoder
League: Buckeye 8 - South and Ohio Valley AAAA
Playoff Division: V
Playoff Division Rank*: #23

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 11.7
2019 National Rank: #4066
2019 State Rank: #266
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: +1.3
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 2.3
2020 National Rank*: #3766
2020 State Rank*: #242
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 19.7
Dynasty National Rank: #3272
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 17.4
Dynasty Record: 130-58 (75-29-5 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 6-4
2019 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (tied for 1st) Buckeye 8 - South, 3-1 (2nd) Ohio Valley AAAA
2019 Points For Average: 26.5
2019 Points Against Average: 16.8
2019 Differential: +9.7
2019 Wins: #3698 Wheeling Central Catholic (Wheeling, WV) (27-13), #4586 Bellaire (23-12), #6525 East Liverpool (23-13), #7511 Harrison Central (Cadiz) (50-7), #8552 Beaver (Lisbon) (39-7), #12546 Union Local (Belmont) (50-7)
2019 Losses: #2893 Indian Creek (Wintersville) (21-7), #3033 Linsly (Wheeling, WV) (14-13), #3472 St. Clairsville (41-26), #5079 Shadyside (33-7)
2019 Opponents W-L: 64-46
Recent League Championships: 2019 (tied for 1st; Ohio Valley AAAA), 2013 (tied for 1st; Ohio Valley AAA), 2011 (tied for 1st; Ohio Valley AAA), 2010 (Ohio Valley AAA), 2009 (tied for 1st; Ohio Valley AAA), 2008 (tied for 1st; Ohio Valley AAA), 2004 (Ohio Valley AAA), 2003 (Ohio Valley AAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: 3
Streak List: 10/18/19 Wheeling Central Catholic (Wheeling, WV) (27-13), 10/25/19 Beaver (Lisbon) (39-7), 11/2/19 Bellaire (23-12)

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 8/29 Shadyside, 9/4 Linsly (Wheeling, WV), 9/11 Union Local (Belmont), 9/18 at St. Clairsville, 9/25 at Harrison Central (Cadiz), 10/2 vs Weir (Weirton, WV), 10/10 Jefferson, 10/17 Sandy Valley (Magnolia), 10/23 vs Steubenville, 10/30 Bellaire
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Sandy Valley (Magnolia) (13.6), Linsly (Wheeling, WV) (8.2), Steubenville (8)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Union Local (Belmont) (-43.5), Jefferson (-25), Harrison Central (Cadiz) (-14.7)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.3
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -7.5
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -10.8
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #334
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #4944
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 7-3
2020 Projected League Finish*: 2nd/4th
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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