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GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Blue/Red
Coach: George Smith
League: WPIAL AAAA Big Eight (moving from WPIAL AAAAA Big East)
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank*: #11

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 28.8
2019 National Rank: #1517
2019 State Rank: #48
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -6.9
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 11.2
2020 National Rank*: #2311
2020 State Rank*: #76
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 42.6
Dynasty National Rank: #335
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 31.4
Dynasty Record: 145-49 (93-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 9-4
2019 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2019 Points For Average: 30.7
2019 Points Against Average: 17.9
2019 Differential: +12.8
2019 Wins: #1718 Penn Hills (Pittsburgh) (35-20), #2728 Baldwin (Pittsburgh) (21-20), #3708 Franklin Regional (Murrysville) (31-14), #5069 Greater Latrobe (Latrobe) (34-14), #5622 Plum (Pittsburgh) (62-40), #5698 Kiski Area (Vandergrift) (46-0), #8235 Connellsville (52-0), #8819 Wilson [Woodrow] (Washington, DC) (28-13), #11895 Indiana (50-0)
2019 Losses: #429 Cathedral Prep (Erie) (33-14), #545 Gateway (Monroeville) (36-7), #545 Gateway (Monroeville) (14-7), #587 Penn-Trafford (Harrison City) (29-12)
2019 Opponents W-L: 86-67
Recent State Championships: 2005
Recent League Championships: 2013 (WPIAL AAAA Foothills), 2010 (WPIAL AAAA Foothills), 2007 (WPIAL AAAA 4), 2005 (WPIAL AAAA 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 9/11 vs Belle Vernon, 9/18 vs New Castle, 9/25 Trinity (Washington), 10/2 at Ringgold (Monongahela), 10/9 West Mifflin, 10/16 Laurel Highlands (Uniontown), 10/23 at Jefferson [Thomas] (Jefferson Hills), 10/30 at Plum (Pittsburgh)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Jefferson [Thomas] (Jefferson Hills) (38.7), Belle Vernon (10.6), Plum (Pittsburgh) (3.4)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Ringgold (Monongahela) (-39.6), Laurel Highlands (Uniontown) (-34.4), Trinity (Washington) (-15.2)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.7 (18.1 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -4.3
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -17
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #152
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #4090
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 6-2
2020 Projected League Finish*: 2nd
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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