GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Coach: Mike King
League: WPIAL AAA Northeastern
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #77
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2013 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Dan Farinelli 6'0" 190 QB
Matt Jaworski 5'9" 200 LB/C
Cody Milsom 5'9" 180 RB/LB
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Connor Shinsky 6'5" 250 Senior OL [Kent State]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience At Key Positions, Defensive Front
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At WR, Secondary
RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 2.5
2013 National Rank: #7331
2013 State Rank: #317
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 5.6
2014 National Rank: #6291
2014 State Rank: #279
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 14.7
Dynasty National Rank: #3517
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.8
Dynasty Record: 60-52 (38-29 in league)
HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 4-5
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-5 (tied for 5th)
2013 Points For Average: 17.2
2013 Points Against Average: 19.3
2013 Differential: -2.1
2013 Wins: #3018 Highlands (Natrona Heights) (19-7), #6297 Hollidaysburg (22-17), #11173 Trinity (Washington) (19-7), #13197 Derry (58-7)
2013 Losses: #1435 Franklin Regional (Murrysville) (28-0), #1771 Mars (40-7), #4045 Indiana (28-7), #6458 Hampton (Allison Park) (20-9), #8786 Greensburg Salem (Greensburg) (20-14)
2013 Opponents W-L: 42-52
Recent League Championships: 2011 (WPIAL AAA Greater Allegheny), 2007 (tied for 1st; WPIAL AAA 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 3
Streak List: 10/25/13 Highlands (Natrona Heights) (19-7), 8/29/14 Franklin Regional (Murrysville) (22-7), 9/5/14 Greensburg Salem (Greensburg) (19-14)
SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Franklin Regional (Murrysville), 9/5 at Greensburg Salem (Greensburg), 9/12 at Ringgold (Monongahela), 9/19 Gateway (Monroeville), 9/26 at Hampton (Allison Park), 10/3 at Hollidaysburg, 10/10 Mars, 10/17 at Indiana, 10/24 Yough (Herminie)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Franklin Regional (Murrysville) (31), Gateway (Monroeville) (24.6), Ringgold (Monongahela) (23.9)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Greensburg Salem (Greensburg) (-3.6), Yough (Herminie) (9.3), Hampton (Allison Park) (10.6)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.5
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.1
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +9.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #102
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2530
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7
2014 Projected League Finish: 6th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%