Mechanicsburg (PA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Maroon/Silver Coach: Chris Hakel League: Mid-Penn - Keystone Playoff Division: AAAA Playoff Division Rank: #89 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2011 JV Record: 2-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Andrew Spanos 5'10" 205 WR 4.60 Jake Trump 6'6" 270 OL/DL 5.20 Sam Marlin 6'6" 270 OL/DL 5.50 D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION Bryton Barr 6'0" 220 Senior LB 4.70 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Athleticism, Off-Season Work Ethic Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At QB RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 15.3 2011 National Rank: #4283 2011 State Rank: #186 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.3 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 9.6 2012 National Rank: #5248 2012 State Rank: #223 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 10.7 Dynasty National Rank: #4571 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.1 Dynasty Record: 46-51 (20-34 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 3-7 2011 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th) 2011 Points For Average: 20 2011 Points Against Average: 28.8 2011 Differential: -8.8 2011 Wins: #6038 Lower Dauphin (Hummelstown) (20-17), #6278 Northern York (Dillsburg) (13-0), #10201 Gettysburg (49-14) 2011 Losses: #69 Central Dauphin (Harrisburg) (42-7), #217 Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg) (38-3), #870 Cedar Cliff (Camp Hill) (34-24), #1725 Red Land (Lewisberry) (21-7), #2059 Hershey (33-16), #2484 Susquehanna Township (Harrisburg) (40-24), #3292 Carlisle (49-37) 2011 Opponents W-L: 72-49 Recent League Championships: 2008 (Mid-Penn - Colonial) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 9/7 at Gettysburg, 9/14 Northern York (Dillsburg), 9/21 Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg), 9/28 at Lower Dauphin (Hummelstown), 10/5 Red Land (Lewisberry), 10/12 Hershey, 10/19 Palmyra, 10/26 at Susquehanna Township (Harrisburg), 11/2 Cedar Cliff (Camp Hill) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg) (51.2), Cedar Cliff (Camp Hill) (42.7), Red Land (Lewisberry) (28.4) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Gettysburg (-17.3), Lower Dauphin (Hummelstown) (3.1), Northern York (Dillsburg) (6.6) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.4 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.4 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #77 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1766 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6 2012 Projected League Finish: 6th 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |