| North Star (Boswell, PA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cougars Colors: Green/White Coach: Stacy Schmitt League: Western Pennsylvania [WPAC] Playoff Division: A Playoff Division Rank: #19 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2011 JV Record: 3-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Tony Strasisier 6'6" Senior WR 4.70 Rusty Miller 6'2" Senior TE 5.10 Brantly Rice 6'2" Senior QB 4.90 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Talented WRs Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At QB RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 17.3 2011 National Rank: #3838 2011 State Rank: #164 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.5 2012 Starting Power Rating: 13.3 2012 National Rank: #4397 2012 State Rank: #183 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 1.4 Dynasty National Rank: #7684 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.4 Dynasty Record: 61-38 (48-30 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 10-2 2011 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (tied for 1st) 2011 Points For Average: 30.1 2011 Points Against Average: 16.3 2011 Differential: +13.8 2011 Wins: #5280 Windber (28-14), #5924 Berlin Brothersvalley (Berlin) (14-0), #5924 Berlin Brothersvalley (Berlin) (34-14), #6919 Chestnut Ridge (New Paris) (36-31), #7690 Conemaugh Township (Davidsville) (33-12), #11217 Meyersdale (46-14), #11786 Blacklick Valley (Nanty Glo) (41-19), #12032 Rockwood (29-14), #12385 Conemaugh Valley (Johnstown) (34-12), #13379 Shade (Cairnbrook) (46-0) 2011 Losses: #175 Clairton (44-0), #5280 Windber (21-20) 2011 Opponents W-L: 75-52 Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 9/8 at Ferndale (Johnstown), 9/14 Conemaugh Valley (Johnstown), 9/21 Saltsburg, 9/28 at Berlin Brothersvalley (Berlin), 10/5 Shade (Cairnbrook), 10/12 at Meyersdale, 10/19 Rockwood, 10/27 at Blacklick Valley (Nanty Glo), 11/2 at Conemaugh Township (Davidsville) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Berlin Brothersvalley (Berlin) (6.5), Blacklick Valley (Nanty Glo) (-7.8), Conemaugh Township (Davidsville) (-10.5) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Ferndale (Johnstown) (-35), Shade (Cairnbrook) (-24.7), Conemaugh Valley (Johnstown) (-23.2) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10 (5 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.1 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.1 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #510 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11752 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0 2012 Projected League Finish: 1st 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 78% |