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GENERAL
Nickname: Wolverines
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Jason Miller
League: Section 4 C-2
Playoff Division: C
Playoff Division Rank*: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2024 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Ben Shaw 5'9" 165 Junior QB/LB 5.2
Matthias Welles 6'4" 235 Junior DE 5.2
Troy Beeman 6'1" 275 Senior DT 5.5

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Xavier Watson 6'4" 210 Senior TE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: WR/DB Inexperience

RATINGS
2024 Final Power Rating: 9.2
2024 National Rank: #3461
2024 State Rank: #37
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -0.7
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -2.9
2025 Starting Power Rating*: 6.9
2025 National Rank*: #2220
2025 State Rank*: #23
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): 7.1
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #3923
2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 0.2
5-Year Dynasty Record: 42-10 (15-1 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 9.8
Dynasty National Rank: #5173
2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 2.9
Dynasty Record: 137-78 [139-76 on the field] (62-30 in league)

HISTORICAL
2024 Overall Record: 8-2
2024 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2024 Points For Average: 42.1
2024 Points Against Average: 12
2024 Differential: +30.1
2024 Wins: #3776 Horseheads (34-21), #4192 Clymer Central/Sherman/Panama (Clymer) (24-3), #7187 Windsor Central (Windsor) (42-0), #7762 Tioga (Tioga Center) (50-6), #8993 Lansing (48-0), #11644 Whitney Point (42-10), #12185 Dryden (48-0), #12261 Binghamton (57-0)
2024 Losses: #2175 Maine-Endwell (Endwell) (42-41), #3998 Chenango Forks (Binghamton) (38-35)
2024 Opponents W-L: 69-37
Recent State Championships: 2023
Recent League Championships: 2024, 2023 (Section 4 C), 2021 (Section 4 C Division 5), 2020 (tied for 1st; Section 4 C Division 5), 2018 (Section 4 C Division 3), 2013 (Section 4 C Division IV), 2012 (Section 4 C Division VI), 2011 (Section 4 C Division VI), 2008 (tied for 1st; Section 4 B Division IV), 2007 (tied for 1st; Section 4 B Division IV), 2006 (tied for 1st; Section 4 B Division IV)
Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2025 Projected League Finish*: 1st
schedule not yet available; please check back later in the summer to see analysis of schedule including toughest opponents, overall schedule strength, projected W-L record, probability of an undefeated season, etc.




*temporary; not finalized until August 7th






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