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GENERAL
Nickname: Highlanders
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: William Seals
League: Mountain State
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank*: #2

D1 PROSPECT
Zah Jackson 5'10" 180 Senior CB

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Wayne Harris 5'10" 170 Senior WR

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 36.5
2023 National Rank: #731
2023 State Rank: #2
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +1.2
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -5.8
2024 Starting Power Rating*: 23.3
2024 National Rank*: #814
2024 State Rank*: #2
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 29.2
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #993
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 5.9
5-Year Dynasty Record: 45-16 (31-10 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 22.8
Dynasty National Rank: #2199
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 0.5
Dynasty Record: 149-94 (112-76 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 11-2
2023 League Record/Finish: 8-1 (1st)
2023 Points For Average: 51.1
2023 Points Against Average: 11.2
2023 Differential: +39.9
2023 Wins: #2422 Spring Mills (Martinsburg) (41-6), #2660 Parkersburg (49-21), #2922 Hurricane (28-6), #3231 Washington [George] (Charleston) (42-13), #3288 Morgantown (59-13), #3561 Spring Valley (Huntington) (42-7), #5904 Wilson [Woodrow] (Beckley) (49-0), #7715 Capital (Charleston) (58-0), #9251 Riverside (Belle) (77-0), #11823 St. Albans (86-0), #12027 South Charleston (86-0)
2023 Losses: #172 Martinsburg (49-26), #1415 Cabell Midland (Ona) (31-21)
2023 Opponents W-L: 77-66
Recent State Championships: 2022
Recent League Championships: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2017, 2013
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/30 at Hurricane, 9/6 at Martinsburg, 9/13 St. Albans, 9/20 at Riverside (Belle), 10/4 at Cabell Midland (Ona), 10/11 at Spring Valley (Huntington), 10/18 South Charleston, 10/25 Capital (Charleston), 11/1 at Parkersburg, 11/8 Linsly (Wheeling)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Martinsburg (38.9), Hurricane (21.5), Cabell Midland (Ona) (10.5)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: South Charleston (-52.3), St. Albans (-49.6), Riverside (Belle) (-26.7)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.1 (9.9 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -6.3
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -9.4
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #4
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #1870
2024 Projected Regular Season Record*: 8-2
2024 Projected League Finish*: 1st
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 3%



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