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GENERAL
Nickname: Patriots
Colors: Blue/Red/White
League: Coalfield AA
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank*: #5

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 5.1
2023 National Rank: #4568
2023 State Rank: #22
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -0.3
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -1.1
2024 Starting Power Rating*: -6
2024 National Rank*: #4120
2024 State Rank*: #19
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 5.3
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #4510
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 11.3
5-Year Dynasty Record: 43-12 (29-6 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): -10.9
Dynasty National Rank: #11237
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 4.9
Dynasty Record: 126-94 (65-50 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 8-4
2023 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (4th)
2023 Points For Average: 39.9
2023 Points Against Average: 14.1
2023 Differential: +25.8
2023 Wins: #4848 Winfield (13-0), #6288 Roane County (Spencer) (54-21), #9224 Nicholas County (Summersville) (46-0), #9807 Shady Spring (63-12), #10284 Man (38-0), #11721 WestSide (Clear Fork) (55-0), #12906 Liberty (Glen Daniel) (68-0), #13581 Wyoming East (New Richmond) (68-0)
2023 Losses: #2039 Fairmont (42-21), #4806 Oak Hill (27-26), #6454 Bluefield (43-21), #6501 Mingo Central (Matewan) (24-6)
2023 Opponents W-L: 76-53
Recent State Championships: 2022
Recent League Championships: 2022, 2021
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/29 at Hoover [Herbert] (Clendenin), 9/6 at Brooke (Wellsburg), 9/13 at Nicholas County (Summersville), 9/20 Scott (Madison), 9/27 Bluefield, 10/4 Oak Hill, 10/11 at WestSide (Clear Fork), 10/18 Mingo Central (Matewan), 10/25 Princeton
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Princeton (16.9), Scott (Madison) (-8), Hoover [Herbert] (Clendenin) (-9.4)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: WestSide (Clear Fork) (-47.1), Nicholas County (Summersville) (-31.8), Brooke (Wellsburg) (-23.4)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.9 (-10.5 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -17
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison*: +1.9
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #15
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #3258
2024 Projected Regular Season Record*: 6-3
2024 Projected League Finish*: 2nd
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 1%



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