| Mid Valley (Throop, PA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Spartans Colors: Blue/White Coach: Frank Pazzaglia League: Lackawanna 2 (moving from Lackawanna 3) Playoff Division: AA Playoff Division Rank: #81 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Ron Tomasetti Senior FL/DE Matthew Tanner Senior QB/FS Joe Palickar Junior T/DT STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Team Speed Team Weaknesses: Depth, Physical Size RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: -1.4 2011 National Rank: #8398 2011 State Rank: #362 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.8 2012 Starting Power Rating: -3.9 2012 National Rank: #8923 2012 State Rank: #383 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -5.2 Dynasty National Rank: #9939 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.3 Dynasty Record: 40-54 [43-51 on the field] (21-23 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 6-5 2011 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2011 Points For Average: 25.9 2011 Points Against Average: 23.7 2011 Differential: +2.2 2011 Wins: #5863 Lackawanna Trail (Factoryville) (26-12), #10157 Susquehanna (18-12), #10958 Holy Cross (Dunmore) (40-14), #11411 Western Wayne (Lake Ariel) (36-20), #11977 Hanover Area (Hanover Township) (34-27), #14044 Montrose (43-0) 2011 Losses: #3406 Old Forge (42-26), #4214 GAR Memorial (Wilkes-Barre) (34-12), #4379 Dunmore (33-6), #6429 Wyoming Area (Exeter) (35-28), #7857 Lakeland (Jermyn) (32-16) 2011 Opponents W-L: 66-54 Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 9/7 Wyoming Area (Exeter), 9/15 at Scranton Prep (Scranton), 9/21 Holy Cross (Dunmore), 9/28 Lackawanna Trail (Factoryville), 10/5 Lakeland (Jermyn), 10/12 at Western Wayne (Lake Ariel), 10/19 at Riverside (Taylor), 10/26 Dunmore, 11/2 at Honesdale Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Scranton Prep (Scranton) (17.1), Dunmore (14.4), Riverside (Taylor) (13) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Holy Cross (Dunmore) (-13.1), Western Wayne (Lake Ariel) (-4.9), Lakeland (Jermyn) (4.5) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4 (-1.7 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.5 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10.5 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #242 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5305 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7 2012 Projected League Finish: 5th 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |