Laurel (New Castle, PA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Spartans Colors: Green/White Coach: Jerry Holzhauser League: WPIAL A Big Seven (moving from WPIAL AA Midwestern) Playoff Division: A Playoff Division Rank: #35 RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 6.7 2011 National Rank: #6236 2011 State Rank: #277 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2 2012 Starting Power Rating: 5.5 2012 National Rank: #6290 2012 State Rank: #287 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 13 Dynasty National Rank: #3898 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.3 Dynasty Record: 51-37 (41-24 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 4-5 2011 League Record/Finish: 4-4 (tied for 5th) 2011 Points For Average: 19.7 2011 Points Against Average: 22.9 2011 Differential: -3.2 2011 Wins: #5701 Riverside (Ellwood City) (19-8), #8597 New Brighton (34-28), #11348 Freedom (46-6), #12428 Mohawk Area (Bessemer) (42-7) 2011 Losses: #592 Aliquippa (41-7), #1145 Jeannette (38-12), #3842 Beaver Falls (35-17), #4040 Beaver (36-0), #4355 Lincoln (Ellwood City) (7-0) 2011 Opponents W-L: 56-39 Recent League Championships: 2004 (WPIAL AA 4) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1 Streak List: 10/28/11 Mohawk Area (Bessemer) (42-7) SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 9/7 Neshannock (New Castle), 9/14 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (Coraopolis), 9/21 at Springdale, 9/28 Union Area (New Castle), 10/6 at Western Beaver (Industry), 10/12 Rochester, 10/19 at Sto-Rox (McKees Rocks), 10/26 Shenango (New Castle) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Sto-Rox (McKees Rocks) (32.3), Rochester (29.5), Springdale (22.3) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Shenango (New Castle) (-5.2), Union Area (New Castle) (-2), Neshannock (New Castle) (0) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.6 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.7 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.1 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #180 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3957 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-4 2012 Projected League Finish: 4th 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.