Marion Center (PA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Stingers Colors: Green/Gold Coach: Dave Malicky League: Heritage Playoff Division: A Playoff Division Rank: #60 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2010 JV Record: 4-0-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Cody Wood 6'1" 260 Senior LB/OL 5.10 Mike Cavazza 6'1" 155 Senior DB/QB 4.70 Nick Lamantia 6'0" 175 Senior LB/RB 4.80 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experienced Starters Team Weaknesses: Replacing Leading Rusher, Turnover Ratio RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: -7 2010 National Rank: #9760 2010 State Rank: #430 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 2011 Starting Power Rating: -4.5 2011 National Rank: #9242 2011 State Rank: #395 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -5.5 Dynasty National Rank: #9770 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1 Dynasty Record: 24-26 (22-22 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 4-5 2010 League Record/Finish: 4-4 (5th) 2010 Points For Average: 23.2 2010 Points Against Average: 29.2 2010 Differential: -6 2010 Wins: #10755 Northern Cambria (33-27), #11896 Blairsville (34-26), #12838 Saltsburg (56-26), #13393 Purchase Line (Commodore) (17-14) 2010 Losses: #3419 Penns Manor (Clymer) (35-6), #3637 Wyomissing (38-14), #5212 Ligonier Valley (Ligonier) (42-7), #7408 Homer-Center (Homer City) (33-21), #7918 United (Armagh) (22-21) 2010 Opponents W-L: 48-43 Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 3 Streak List: 10/22/10 Saltsburg (56-26), 10/29/10 Blairsville (34-26), 9/2/11 United (Armagh) (14-2) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/2 United (Armagh), 9/9 Philipsburg-Osceola (Philipsburg), 9/16 at Northern Cambria, 9/23 Purchase Line (Commodore), 9/30 at Penns Manor (Clymer), 10/7 at Ligonier Valley (Ligonier), 10/14 Homer-Center (Homer City), 10/21 at Saltsburg, 10/28 Blairsville Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Penns Manor (Clymer) (18.6), Ligonier Valley (Ligonier) (12.5), Philipsburg-Osceola (Philipsburg) (-4.3) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Purchase Line (Commodore) (-28.8), Saltsburg (-23.8), Blairsville (-7.8) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.4 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.9 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.5 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #408 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10440 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/2 United (Armagh) [projection: 24-21 win]