Mt. Lebanon (Pittsburgh, PA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Blue Devils Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Mile Melynk League: WPIAL AAAA Southeastern Playoff Division: AAAA Playoff Division Rank: #9 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2012 JV Record: 4-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Alex Bookser 6'6" 295 Senior OL/DL 4.88 Troy Apke 6'2" 190 Senior WR/FS 4.43 [Penn State] Matt Hoffman 6'2" 235 Junior OL/DL 4.70 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed, Two D1 Impact Players Team Weaknesses: Young, Line Depth RATINGS 2012 Final Power Rating: 41.9 2012 National Rank: #614 2012 State Rank: #24 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.9 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6 2013 Starting Power Rating: 43.7 2013 National Rank: #415 2013 State Rank: #15 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 32.5 Dynasty National Rank: #938 2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.8 Dynasty Record: 32-21 (21-7 in league) HISTORICAL 2012 Overall Record: 8-3 2012 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (tied for 1st) 2012 Points For Average: 30.5 2012 Points Against Average: 19.1 2012 Differential: +11.4 2012 Wins: #255 Woodland Hills (Pittsburgh) (39-36), #1026 Bethel Park (17-7), #2213 Peters Township (McMurray) (42-28), #2996 Butler (31-7), #3799 Penn Hills (Pittsburgh) (35-7), #4612 Baldwin (Pittsburgh) (42-7), #6878 Canon-McMillan (Canonsburg) (35-12), #9559 Plum (Pittsburgh) (49-14) 2012 Losses: #4 North Allegheny (Wexford) (39-14), #282 Seneca Valley (Harmony) (32-13), #375 Upper St. Clair (21-19) 2012 Opponents W-L: 69-51 Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st), 2010 (WPIAL AAAA Great Southern), 2003 (WPIAL AAAA-1 North) Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none SCHEDULE 2013 Schedule: 8/30 at North Allegheny (Wexford), 9/6 Bethel Park, 9/13 at Plum (Pittsburgh), 9/20 Baldwin (Pittsburgh), 9/27 Woodland Hills (Pittsburgh), 10/4 at Canon-McMillan (Canonsburg), 10/11 at Peters Township (McMurray), 10/18 Penn Hills (Pittsburgh), 10/25 Upper St. Clair Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: North Allegheny (Wexford) (58.1), Woodland Hills (Pittsburgh) (51.1), Upper St. Clair (43.2) Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Plum (Pittsburgh) (-4), Canon-McMillan (Canonsburg) (3.8), Baldwin (Pittsburgh) (17.9) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.7 (31.4 overall) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.8 2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.1 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #8 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #513 2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2 2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2% |