| Hazleton (PA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cougars Coach: Jim Drumheller League: Wyoming Valley 4A Playoff Division: AAAA Playoff Division Rank: #116 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2011 JV Record: 4-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Jeff Fendrick 6'1" 180 Senior RB/SS Joe Komar 6'2" 255 Senior OL/DT Brett Finkelstein 6'0" 265 Senior C/DT STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience On Lines Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At RB RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 5 2011 National Rank: #6688 2011 State Rank: #294 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 1.3 2012 National Rank: #7381 2012 State Rank: #334 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 21.7 Dynasty National Rank: #1884 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 19.2 Dynasty Record: 69-33 (22-10 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 4-6 2011 League Record/Finish: 1-1 (2nd) 2011 Points For Average: 21.7 2011 Points Against Average: 30.6 2011 Differential: -8.9 2011 Wins: #6701 Pittston (27-13), #7329 East Stroudsburg South (East Stroudsburg) (19-0), #7543 Williamsport (32-21), #11907 Tunkhannock (35-28) 2011 Losses: #1712 Wyoming Valley West (Plymouth) (66-21), #1995 Delaware Valley (Milford) (44-7), #3266 Crestwood (Mountain Top) (48-14), #3667 Berwick (30-27), #4222 Coughlin [James M.] (Wilkes-Barre) (28-21), #6202 Abington Heights (Clarks Summit) (28-14) 2011 Opponents W-L: 51-57 Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st), 2007, 2006, 2005 (Wyoming Valley 1) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 9/7 Coughlin [James M.] (Wilkes-Barre), 9/14 Delaware Valley (Milford), 9/21 at Williamsport, 9/28 at Pittston, 10/5 Crestwood (Mountain Top), 10/12 Dallas, 10/19 Wyoming Valley West (Plymouth), 10/26 at East Stroudsburg South (East Stroudsburg), 11/2 at Berwick Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Delaware Valley (Milford) (39), Dallas (34.2), Wyoming Valley West (Plymouth) (26.6) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: East Stroudsburg South (East Stroudsburg) (9), Williamsport (10.7), Crestwood (Mountain Top) (11.6) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.9 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.1 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +9.2 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #65 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1631 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-8 2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |