Marion Center (PA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Stingers Colors: Green/Gold Coach: Dave Malicky League: Heritage Playoff Division: A Playoff Division Rank: #74 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2011 JV Record: 4-1-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Brody Thompson 6'0" 180 Senior RB/DB Andrew Rupp 6'3" 200 Senior OL/DL Justin Tonkin 5'10" 175 Senior RB/LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Depth Team Weaknesses: Experience RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 0.9 2011 National Rank: #7726 2011 State Rank: #338 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: -7.6 2012 National Rank: #9812 2012 State Rank: #427 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -3 Dynasty National Rank: #9226 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.6 Dynasty Record: 46-45 (40-39 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 7-4 2011 League Record/Finish: 5-3 (tied for 3rd) 2011 Points For Average: 19.8 2011 Points Against Average: 14.7 2011 Differential: +5.1 2011 Wins: #3625 Philipsburg-Osceola (Philipsburg) (27-13), #7000 Blairsville (22-16), #9743 United (Armagh) (14-2), #11924 Saltsburg (28-8), #11924 Saltsburg (35-7), #12528 Purchase Line (Commodore) (28-7), #13432 Homer-Center (Homer City) (28-0) 2011 Losses: #3212 Penns Manor (Clymer) (22-20), #4261 Bishop McCort (Johnstown) (46-16), #4900 Ligonier Valley (Ligonier) (34-0), #8843 Northern Cambria (7-0) 2011 Opponents W-L: 61-55 Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 9/7 Saltsburg, 9/14 at Homer-Center (Homer City), 9/21 Ligonier Valley (Ligonier), 9/28 Penns Manor (Clymer), 10/5 at Purchase Line (Commodore), 10/12 Northern Cambria, 10/19 at Shade (Cairnbrook), 10/26 at United (Armagh), 11/2 Karns City Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Penns Manor (Clymer) (25.9), Karns City (9.6), Ligonier Valley (Ligonier) (7.3) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Homer-Center (Homer City) (-30), Shade (Cairnbrook) (-24.7), Saltsburg (-18.3) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.9 (-2.3 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.8 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.1 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #399 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9144 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5 2012 Projected League Finish: 5th 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%