Ligonier Valley (Ligonier, PA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Mounties
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: Roger Beitel
League: Heritage
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #35

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2012 JV Record: 7-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Alec Bloom 6'7" 225 Senior TE/OLB
Scott Fennell 6'1" 170 Senior QB/S
Nick Boring 6'0" 200 Senior G/OLB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Players, Talent At QB, Secondary Depth
Team Weaknesses: Lack Of Varsity Experience, Holes On OL

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 14.4
2012 National Rank: #4536
2012 State Rank: #189
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 11.2
2013 National Rank: #5008
2013 State Rank: #208
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 6.7
Dynasty National Rank: #6095
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.9
Dynasty Record: 37-17 (31-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 10-2
2012 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (tied for 1st)
2012 Points For Average: 38.4
2012 Points Against Average: 10.8
2012 Differential: +27.6
2012 Wins: #5800 Northern Cambria (36-26), #8003 Blairsville (49-15), #8136 Windber (43-18), #8153 Homer-Center (Homer City) (14-13), #9562 Bald Eagle Area (Wingate) (41-6), #9562 Bald Eagle Area (Wingate) (48-6), #10757 Marion Center (41-0), #11224 Saltsburg (56-0), #12111 Purchase Line (Commodore) (47-0), #14178 United (Armagh) (63-0)
2012 Losses: #4102 Forest Hills (Sidman) (26-12), #5500 Penns Manor (Clymer) (20-11)
2012 Opponents W-L: 67-63
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st), 2011, 2007
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 Purchase Line (Commodore), 9/6 at United (Armagh), 9/13 at Blairsville, 9/20 Marion Center, 9/27 Windber, 10/4 at Saltsburg, 10/11 Penns Manor (Clymer), 10/18 at Homer-Center (Homer City), 10/25 Northern Cambria, 11/1 at Bald Eagle Area (Wingate)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Penns Manor (Clymer) (8.8), Northern Cambria (2.1), Blairsville (1.5)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: United (Armagh) (-39.9), Purchase Line (Commodore) (-19.9), Saltsburg (-16.5)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.8 (-3.7 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.6
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.8
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #497
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10944
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2013 Projected League Finish: 1st
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 43%