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GENERAL
Nickname: Rangers
Colors: Red/Gray
Coach: Tanner Garry
League: WPIAL A Black Hills
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank*: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2024 JV Record: 2-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Matt Sieg 6'0" 190 Senior QB/S 4.4
Ryan Huey 5'10" 180 Junior RB/LB 4.45
Tyler Wolfe 6'1" 210 Junior HB/LB 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Experience/Depth
Team Weaknesses: 4 Of 5 OL Graduated

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: 11
2024 National Rank: #3173
2024 State Rank: #114
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +3
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -4.7
2025 Starting Power Rating*: 5.2
2025 National Rank*: #2428
2025 State Rank*: #88
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -0.7
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #5563
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 1.2
5-Year Dynasty Record: 45-15 (24-10 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 0.6
Dynasty National Rank: #7861
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 0.1
Dynasty Record: 129-99 (87-67 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 14-1
2024 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2024 Points For Average: 37.9
2024 Points Against Average: 12.7
2024 Differential: +25.2
2024 Wins: #2967 Clairton (21-20), #4905 Bishop Canevin (Pittsburgh) (49-34), #5520 Cornell (Coraopolis) (27-20), #5520 Cornell (Coraopolis) (35-6), #7286 Jeannette (49-14), #8423 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (Coraopolis) (41-14), #8812 Monessen (35-14), #9672 Northgate (Pittsburgh) (39-0), #10293 Serra Catholic (McKeesport) (42-3), #10852 Shenango (New Castle) (42-0), #10895 Brentwood (Pittsburgh) (56-14), #11691 Burgettstown (42-0), #11803 Chartiers-Houston (Houston) (42-6), #11946 West Greene (Waynesburg) (41-0)
2024 Losses: #2301 Port Allegany (46-8)
2024 Opponents W-L: 96-72
Recent League Championships: 2024, 2023, 2013 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/22 at Northgate (Pittsburgh), 8/29 at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (Coraopolis), 9/5 West Greene (Waynesburg), 9/12 at Chartiers-Houston (Houston), 9/19 Monessen, 9/26 Burgettstown, 10/3 at Cornell (Coraopolis), 10/10 Bishop Canevin (Pittsburgh), 10/17 at Shenango (New Castle), 10/24 at Serra Catholic (McKeesport)
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Bishop Canevin (Pittsburgh) (-9.1), Cornell (Coraopolis) (-12.8), Monessen (-37.9)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: West Greene (Waynesburg) (-58.9), Burgettstown (-55.9), Chartiers-Houston (Houston) (-49.1)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.3 (-12.8 overall)
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -39.7
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -24.4
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #409
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #2002
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 9-1
2025 Projected League Finish*: 1st
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 53%




*temporary; not finalized until August 7th






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