North Allegheny (Wexford, PA) GENERAL Nickname: Tigers Colors: Gold/Black Coach: Art Walker League: WPIAL AAAA Northern Six (moving from WPIAL AAAA Northern Five) Playoff Division: AAAA Playoff Division Rank: #40 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2008 JV Record: 7-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Grant Huckestein 5'10" 205 Senior RB/OLB Thomas Ricketts 6'5" 250 Senior OL/DL Alex Papson 5'9" 180 Junior RB/KR STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Work Ethic Team Weaknesses: Inexperience RATINGS 2008 Final Power Rating: 31.3 2008 National Rank: #1208 2008 State Rank: #55 Off-Season Rating Adjustment: -6.5 2009 Starting Power Rating: 24.8 2009 National Rank: #1999 2009 State Rank: #91 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2008 Rating): 29.2 Dynasty National Rank: #698 2009 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.4 Dynasty Record: 38-27 (19-14 in league) HISTORICAL 2008 Overall Record: 6-5 2008 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd) 2008 Points For Average: 26.7 2008 Points Against Average: 18.3 2008 Differential: +8.4 2008 Wins: #581 Penn Hills (Pittsburgh) (25-22), #1605 Shaler Area (Pittsburgh) (34-6), #2817 Woodland Hills (Pittsburgh) (14-0), #3403 Butler (24-7), #3719 Seneca Valley (Harmony) (56-14), #4188 Mt. Lebanon (Pittsburgh) (37-0) 2008 Losses: #95 Bethel Park (42-21), #950 North Hills (Pittsburgh) (28-14), #1665 Upper St. Clair (30-28), #2931 Pine-Richland (Gibsonia) (24-20), #4375 Altoona (28-21) 2008 Opponents W-L: 66-52 Recent League Championships: 2007 (WPIAL AAAA 1), 2006 (WPIAL AAAA 1) Winning Streak Entering 2009 Season: none SCHEDULE 2009 Schedule: 9/4 Altoona, 9/11 at Mt. Lebanon (Pittsburgh), 9/18 Upper St. Clair, 9/25 at Penn Hills (Pittsburgh), 10/2 Seneca Valley (Harmony), 10/9 at Shaler Area (Pittsburgh), 10/16 Pine-Richland (Gibsonia), 10/23 at Butler, 10/30 North Hills (Pittsburgh) Highest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Penn Hills (Pittsburgh) (37.4), North Hills (Pittsburgh) (33.6), Upper St. Clair (30.6) Lowest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Seneca Valley (Harmony) (7.6), Mt. Lebanon (Pittsburgh) (12.3), Altoona (15.2) 2008 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.3 (27.7 overall) 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.5 2009 vs. 2008 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.2 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #31 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #948 2009 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2009 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2009 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/4 Altoona [projection: 28-17 win]