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% |