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: #28 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2012 JV Record: 4-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Tom Miller 5'10" 180 Senior RB Shane Supanik 6'2" 220 Senior DE Levi Albright 5'11" 185 Senior LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: LBs Team Weaknesses: Question Marks At WR RATINGS 2012 Final Power Rating: 6.6 2012 National Rank: #6385 2012 State Rank: #269 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.8 2013 Starting Power Rating: 10.3 2013 National Rank: #5242 2013 State Rank: #218 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 8.7 Dynasty National Rank: #5535 2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.4 Dynasty Record: 42-18 (31-12 in league) HISTORICAL 2012 Overall Record: 10-3 2012 League Record/Finish: 7-2 (4th) 2012 Points For Average: 24.3 2012 Points Against Average: 10 2012 Differential: +14.3 2012 Wins: #7001 Northern Bedford County (Loysburg) (21-20), #9877 Blacklick Valley (Nanty Glo) (36-22), #9975 Shade (Cairnbrook) (3-0), #9975 Shade (Cairnbrook) (21-0), #11224 Saltsburg (40-7), #11358 Conemaugh Township (Davidsville) (14-12), #12563 Conemaugh Valley (Johnstown) (42-7), #13026 Meyersdale (32-7), #13992 Rockwood (42-0), #14024 Ferndale (Johnstown) (30-0) 2012 Losses: #4202 Berlin Brothersvalley (Berlin) (14-6), #4202 Berlin Brothersvalley (Berlin) (28-19), #5849 Portage (13-10) 2012 Opponents W-L: 70-70 Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none SCHEDULE 2013 Schedule: 8/30 at Portage, 9/6 Ferndale (Johnstown), 9/14 at Conemaugh Valley (Johnstown), 9/20 at Saltsburg, 9/27 Berlin Brothersvalley (Berlin), 10/4 at Shade (Cairnbrook), 10/11 Meyersdale, 10/19 at Rockwood, 10/25 Blacklick Valley (Nanty Glo), 11/1 Conemaugh Township (Davidsville) Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Berlin Brothersvalley (Berlin) (14.4), Portage (4.8), Blacklick Valley (Nanty Glo) (-9.3) Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Rockwood (-45), Conemaugh Valley (Johnstown) (-29.3), Ferndale (Johnstown) (-27.5) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.1 (-7.2 overall) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.4 2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.3 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #549 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12367 2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1 2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 38% |