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% |