Niagara Falls (NY)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wolverines Colors: Blue/Gold/White Coach: Donald Bass League: Section 6 AA - North Playoff Division: AA Playoff Division Rank: #19 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2011 JV Record: 1-6-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Ricky Bailey 6'1" 185 Senior QB 4.55 K'Shawn Sistrunk 6'0" 180 Junior RB/DB 4.50 Tikere Ralands 6'4" 215 Senior DE 4.75 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Team Speed, Senior Leadership Team Weaknesses: Youth On Lines RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 22.8 2011 National Rank: #2739 2011 State Rank: #52 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 18.1 2012 National Rank: #3325 2012 State Rank: #71 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 7.5 Dynasty National Rank: #5644 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.8 Dynasty Record: 32-45 (23-24 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 5-4 2011 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2011 Points For Average: 23.9 2011 Points Against Average: 19.4 2011 Differential: +4.5 2011 Wins: #2967 Clarence (20-7), #5655 Lockport (42-7), #8856 Niagara-Wheatfield (Sanborn) (38-0), #10240 Hutchinson-Central Tech (Buffalo) (22-0), #11752 Riverside (Buffalo) (41-0) 2011 Losses: #135 Orchard Park (49-14), #739 Jamestown (28-7), #2421 Kenmore West (Buffalo) (49-31), #2967 Clarence (35-0) 2011 Opponents W-L: 46-36 Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st; Section 6 AA North) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Lancaster, 9/8 Jamestown, 9/14 at Riverside (Yonkers), 9/22 at Lockport, 9/29 Hutchinson-Central Tech/Da Vinci (Buffalo), 10/6 Kenmore West (Buffalo), 10/12 at Orchard Park Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Orchard Park (55.5), Jamestown (40.2), Kenmore West (Buffalo) (24.9) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Riverside (Yonkers) (-35.3), Lockport (11.7), Lancaster (15.9) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.5 (20.5 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.1 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +11.6 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #24 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2525 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-3 2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%