Hanover Area (Hanover Township, PA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Hawks
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Ron Hummer
League: Wyoming Valley 2
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #77

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jake Peters 6'0" 185 Junior QB 4.80
Isaiah Taylor 5'11" 175 Senior HB/CB 4.84
Ya'Sir Jones 5'9" 160 Senior ATH/CB 4.80

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience On OL, Offensive Backfield
Team Weaknesses: Youth At WR

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -7
2013 National Rank: #9589
2013 State Rank: #413
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2014 Starting Power Rating: 0
2014 National Rank: #7643
2014 State Rank: #331
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -2.8
Dynasty National Rank: #9149
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.3
Dynasty Record: 59-60 (38-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 4-6
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 4th)
2013 Points For Average: 21.9
2013 Points Against Average: 28.9
2013 Differential: -7
2013 Wins: #6331 Northwest Area (Shickshinny) (20-14), #8705 Mid Valley (Throop) (12-7), #9617 GAR Memorial (Wilkes-Barre) (22-14), #10227 Meyers [Elmer L.] (Wilkes-Barre) (42-36)
2013 Losses: #3449 Lake-Lehman (Lehman) (43-6), #6222 Lakeland (Jermyn) (45-25), #7845 Lackawanna Trail (Factoryville) (54-40), #10054 Greater Nanticoke Area (Nanticoke) (29-26), #10117 Wyoming Area (Exeter) (20-12), #11763 Holy Redeemer (Wilkes-Barre) (27-14)
2013 Opponents W-L: 52-54
Recent League Championships: 2005
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/29/14 Carbondale (51-6), 9/5/14 Holy Redeemer (Wilkes-Barre) (42-7)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Carbondale, 9/5 Holy Redeemer (Wilkes-Barre), 9/12 at Old Forge, 9/19 Riverside (Taylor), 9/26 at Northwest Area (Shickshinny), 10/3 at Meyers [Elmer L.] (Wilkes-Barre), 10/10 GAR Memorial (Wilkes-Barre), 10/17 Panther Valley (Lansford), 10/24 Lake-Lehman (Lehman), 10/31 at Greater Nanticoke Area (Nanticoke)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Old Forge (37.3), Lake-Lehman (Lehman) (19.8), Carbondale (7.1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Holy Redeemer (Wilkes-Barre) (-25.6), Riverside (Taylor) (-19.3), Panther Valley (Lansford) (-14.4)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.3
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.5
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.8
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #389
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8010
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2014 Projected League Finish: 4th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%