Laurel Highlands (Uniontown, PA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: Zack Just
League: WPIAL AAA Big Nine
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #142

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2012 JV Record: 2-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Will Benesh 6'2" 250 Junior OL/DL 5.40
Dontay Jacobs 5'10" 165 Junior RB/DB 4.60
Brett Kusniar 5'11" 100 Junior DB 4.90

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience At Key Positions
Team Weaknesses: Only 6 Seniors

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: -14.9
2012 National Rank: #11310
2012 State Rank: #491
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: -19.4
2013 National Rank: #12010
2013 State Rank: #522
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): -7.7
Dynasty National Rank: #10220
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.7
Dynasty Record: 13-36 (12-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 1-9
2012 League Record/Finish: 1-7 (8th)
2012 Points For Average: 15.2
2012 Points Against Average: 38.9
2012 Differential: -23.7
2012 Wins: #13025 Gallatin [Albert] (Uniontown) (14-8)
2012 Losses: #989 West Mifflin (52-28), #1056 Jefferson [Thomas] (Jefferson Hills) (45-6), #3407 Hampton (Allison Park) (34-11), #5294 Elizabeth Forward (Elizabeth) (47-12), #5654 Trinity (Washington) (50-14), #6790 Ringgold (Monongahela) (48-27), #6935 Belle Vernon (44-6), #7546 McGuffey (Claysville) (41-20), #9826 Uniontown (20-14)
2012 Opponents W-L: 55-48
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 West Mifflin, 9/6 at Ringgold (Monongahela), 9/13 at Elizabeth Forward (Elizabeth), 9/20 Hampton (Allison Park), 9/27 at Trinity (Washington), 10/4 Jefferson [Thomas] (Jefferson Hills), 10/11 at Gallatin [Albert] (Uniontown), 10/18 Belle Vernon, 10/25 at Uniontown
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Jefferson [Thomas] (Jefferson Hills) (39.1), West Mifflin (30.7), Elizabeth Forward (Elizabeth) (13.2)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Gallatin [Albert] (Uniontown) (-27.4), Uniontown (-0.5), Trinity (Washington) (0.1)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.3
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.7
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #227
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5140
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-8
2013 Projected League Finish: 8th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%