Easton (PA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Rovers Colors: Red/White Coach: Steve Shiffert League: Lehigh Valley Playoff Division: AAAA Playoff Division Rank: #8 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS John Spadoni 5'9" 195 Junior C Tyler Greene 5'9" 200 Senior T/DT Austin Brown 6'0" 220 Senior RB/ILB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Passing Game, Experience On Lines Team Weaknesses: Secondary, OLB, Running Game RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 46.2 2011 National Rank: #362 2011 State Rank: #17 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 48.5 2012 National Rank: #229 2012 State Rank: #12 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 39.6 Dynasty National Rank: #180 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.1 Dynasty Record: 94-28 (55-14 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 11-3 2011 League Record/Finish: 7-2 (tied for 2nd) 2011 Points For Average: 28.5 2011 Points Against Average: 16.2 2011 Differential: +12.3 2011 Wins: #782 Pennsbury (Fairless Hills) (24-0), #822 Freedom (Bethlehem) (21-14), #822 Freedom (Bethlehem) (35-28), #924 Liberty (Bethlehem) (21-14), #955 Whitehall (34-33), #1013 Scranton (29-20), #2027 Emmaus (27-11), #3388 Phillipsburg (NJ) (24-8), #4594 Northampton (45-6), #5391 Bethlehem Catholic (Bethlehem) (55-6), #10293 Dieruff [Louis E.] (Allentown) (35-0) 2011 Losses: #183 Nazareth (35-28), #183 Nazareth (28-21), #661 Parkland (Allentown) (24-0) 2011 Opponents W-L: 100-63 Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st), 2005 (tied for 1st; Lehigh Valley Northampton), 2004 (Lehigh Valley Northampton), 2003 (Lehigh Valley - Northampton) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd