Laurel Highlands (Uniontown, PA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: Zack Just
League: WPIAL AAA Big Nine (moving from WPIAL AAA Keystone)
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #116

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2011 JV Record: 3-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jake Kearns 5'11" 215 Senior FB/LB 4.90
Keith Liptock 6'4" 190 Senior WR 4.99
Xavier Daniels 6'0" 200 Senior OL/DE 4.95

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Off-Season Work Ethic
Team Weaknesses: Experience

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: -2.1
2011 National Rank: #8583
2011 State Rank: #373
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: -7.6
2012 National Rank: #9812
2012 State Rank: #427
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -4.4
Dynasty National Rank: #9672
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.2
Dynasty Record: 30-57 (29-29 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 4-6
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 4th)
2011 Points For Average: 21.2
2011 Points Against Average: 38.1
2011 Differential: -16.9
2011 Wins: #8263 Hollidaysburg (46-42), #10642 Uniontown (28-13), #12076 McGuffey (Claysville) (35-7), #12626 Gallatin [Albert] (Uniontown) (47-26)
2011 Losses: #603 Central Valley (Monaca) (60-20), #1243 Franklin Regional (Murrysville) (63-0), #3117 Ringgold (Monongahela) (62-16), #3925 Peters Township (McMurray) (40-0), #4079 Greensburg Salem (Greensburg) (41-7), #10385 Derry (27-13)
2011 Opponents W-L: 49-51
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 9/7 Ringgold (Monongahela), 9/14 Forward [Elizabeth] (Elizabeth), 9/21 at Hampton (Allison Park), 9/28 Trinity (Washington), 10/5 at Jefferson [Thomas] (Jefferson Hills), 10/12 Gallatin [Albert] (Uniontown), 10/19 at Belle Vernon, 10/26 Uniontown
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Ringgold (Monongahela) (22.4), Jefferson [Thomas] (Jefferson Hills) (19), Belle Vernon (12)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Gallatin [Albert] (Uniontown) (-23.1), Uniontown (-13.2), Forward [Elizabeth] (Elizabeth) (-6.6)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.5 (10.2 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.6
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #304
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6718
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 7th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%