Blackhawk (Beaver Falls, PA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Joe Hamilton
League: WPIAL AAA Parkway
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #79

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Chandler Kincade 6'5" 215 Senior QB [Akron]
Andrew Podbielski 6'5" 230 Senior TE

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 8.4
2013 National Rank: #5914
2013 State Rank: #249
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 4.8
2014 National Rank: #6504
2014 State Rank: #287
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 24.3
Dynasty National Rank: #1531
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 19.5
Dynasty Record: 73-44 (41-31 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 3-6
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-5 (6th)
2013 Points For Average: 20.4
2013 Points Against Average: 28.3
2013 Differential: -7.9
2013 Wins: #7473 Ambridge (34-14), #8670 Chartiers Valley (Bridgeville) (35-20), #9649 Hopewell (Aliquippa) (13-0)
2013 Losses: #588 West Allegheny (Imperial) (40-13), #713 Central Valley (Monaca) (41-0), #2229 Beaver (49-27), #3233 New Castle (46-42), #3533 Moon Area (Moon Township) (14-6), #4582 Montour (McKees Rocks) (31-14)
2013 Opponents W-L: 54-42
Recent League Championships: 2008, 2006 (tied for 1st; WPIAL AAA 3), 2003 (tied for 1st; WPIAL AAA-3 Parkway)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Moon Area (Moon Township), 9/5 at Central Valley (Monaca), 9/12 at New Castle, 9/19 Chartiers Valley (Bridgeville), 9/26 Hopewell (Aliquippa), 10/3 at West Allegheny (Imperial), 10/10 Montour (McKees Rocks), 10/17 Ambridge, 10/24 at Canon-McMillan (Canonsburg)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Central Valley (Monaca) (47.4), West Allegheny (Imperial) (44.7), Moon Area (Moon Township) (20.1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Hopewell (Aliquippa) (-9.3), Chartiers Valley (Bridgeville) (-3), Canon-McMillan (Canonsburg) (1.5)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.4
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.6
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.8
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #128
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3192
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2014 Projected League Finish: 6th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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