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GENERAL
Nickname: Flames
Colors: Red/Gold
Coach: Chris Lucas
League: WPIAL A Big 7
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank*: #45

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: -23.9
2024 National Rank: #9672
2024 State Rank: #401
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: -5.3
2025 Starting Power Rating*: -43.5
2025 National Rank*: #10619
2025 State Rank*: #432
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -25.9
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #10839
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 17.6
5-Year Dynasty Record: 16-32 (6-26 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): -7.2
Dynasty National Rank: #10066
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 36.3
Dynasty Record: 74-137 (52-113 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 4-6
2024 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th)
2024 Points For Average: 24.2
2024 Points Against Average: 23.7
2024 Differential: +0.5
2024 Wins: #7926 Riverside (Ellwood City) (29-25), #10846 New Brighton (39-7), #11803 Chartiers-Houston (Houston) (35-7), #12854 Summit Academy (Herman) (49-12)
2024 Losses: #3173 Fort Cherry (McDonald) (39-0), #6419 Neshannock (New Castle) (41-14), #7928 South Side (Hookstown) (36-35), #8874 Laurel (New Castle) (7-0), #9544 Rochester (38-21), #10852 Shenango (New Castle) (25-20)
2024 Opponents W-L: 54-53
Recent League Championships: 2003 (WPIAL AA-1 Century)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/25/24 Chartiers-Houston (Houston) (35-7)

SCHEDULE
2025 Schedule: 8/22 Fort Cherry (McDonald), 9/5 New Brighton, 9/12 at Shenango (New Castle), 9/19 at Neshannock (New Castle), 9/26 Laurel (New Castle), 10/3 at South Side (Hookstown), 10/10 at Summit Academy (Herman), 10/17 at Rochester, 10/24 at Chartiers-Houston (Houston)
Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Fort Cherry (McDonald) (5.2), Neshannock (New Castle) (-16), Laurel (New Castle) (-23.8)
Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Summit Academy (Herman) (-69.5), New Brighton (-52), Chartiers-Houston (Houston) (-49.1)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -21.9
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -35.5
2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -13.6
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #369
2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #1839
2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 4-5
2025 Projected League Finish*: 5th
2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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