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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Navy/White
Coach: Mark DiRienzo
League: Section 6 B - 3 (moving from Section 6 C - Central)
Playoff Division: B
Playoff Division Rank: #43

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: -27
2022 National Rank: #10798
2022 State Rank: #339
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -2.1
2023 Starting Power Rating: -46.2
2023 National Rank: #10479
2023 State Rank: #311
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -20.2
Dynasty National Rank: #10492
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 26.2
Dynasty Record: 20-20 (15-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 4-5
2022 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2022 Points For Average: 22.4
2022 Points Against Average: 20
2022 Differential: +2.4
2022 Wins: #12578 Eden/North Collins (Eden) (32-21), #13078 Alden (42-0), #13727 Kennedy [John F.] (Cheektowaga) (36-12), #13891 Griffith Institute (Springville) (41-0)
2022 Losses: #3098 Lancaster (41-8), #5936 Lackawanna (12-6), #7081 Pioneer (Yorkshire) (27-7), #7932 Fredonia (43-22), #8326 Southwestern (Jamestown) (24-8)
2022 Opponents W-L: 52-36
Recent League Championships: 2021 (Section 6 C - Central), 2014 (tied for 1st; Section 6 B - Central), 2010 (Section 6 B - Central), 2007 (Section 6 B - North), 2003 (Section 6 B North)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 9/1 Tonawanda, 9/8 at Olean, 9/15 Griffith Institute (Springville), 9/22 Alden, 9/30 at Lackawanna, 10/6 at East Aurora/Holland (East Aurora), 10/12 Western New York Maritime Charter/Tapestry (Buffalo), 10/20 at Lancaster
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Lancaster (-4.2), Lackawanna (-28.1), Olean (-54.8)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Griffith Institute (Springville) (-82.2), East Aurora/Holland (East Aurora) (-72.4), Tonawanda (-71.1)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -23.7 (-24.1 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -46.6
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -22.9
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #394
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11840
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3
2023 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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