Minersville (PA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Battling Miners Colors: Blue/White Coach: Pat Mason League: Anthracite Playoff Division: A Playoff Division Rank: #49 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2011 JV Record: 3-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Brett Polinsky 6'1" 280 Senior OL/DL Chris Murphy 6'1" 210 Senior RB/DL Chris Ochenrider 6'0" 230 Senior OL/DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience On OL, Defensive Front Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At Skill Positions RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 5.8 2011 National Rank: #6494 2011 State Rank: #287 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 2.1 2012 National Rank: #7151 2012 State Rank: #326 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -2 Dynasty National Rank: #8897 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.3 Dynasty Record: 51-50 (31-39 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 9-2 2011 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (2nd) 2011 Points For Average: 31.8 2011 Points Against Average: 21.1 2011 Differential: +10.7 2011 Wins: #6953 Shenandoah Valley (Shenandoah) (43-28), #7109 Mahanoy Area (Mahanoy City) (20-7), #7626 Tamaqua (33-20), #7878 Marian Catholic (Tamaqua) (21-17), #8231 Williams Valley (Tower City) (27-18), #11757 Tri-Valley (Hegins) (33-0), #11765 Schuylkill Haven (20-0), #12465 Panther Valley (Lansford) (56-33), #12482 Jim Thorpe (66-42) 2011 Losses: #3682 North Schuylkill (Ashland) (41-6), #6953 Shenandoah Valley (Shenandoah) (26-25) 2011 Opponents W-L: 59-61 Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Projected League Finish: 4th