Lackawanna Trail (Factoryville, PA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: Steve Jervis
League: Lackawanna 3
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank: #33

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

TOP PLAYERS
Vic Mallory 5'11" 180 Senior QB/DB 4.75
Liam Dougherty 6'1" 165 Senior WR/C 4.64
Matt Cole 5'11" 180 Senior LB/OL 4.85

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Strong Senior Class
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 0.1
2013 National Rank: #7845
2013 State Rank: #338
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 6.3
2014 National Rank: #6120
2014 State Rank: #267
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 2.7
Dynasty National Rank: #7323
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.9
Dynasty Record: 71-54 (35-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 6-5
2013 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2013 Points For Average: 27.6
2013 Points Against Average: 22.3
2013 Differential: +5.3
2013 Wins: #9589 Hanover Area (Hanover Township) (54-40), #10054 Greater Nanticoke Area (Nanticoke) (39-7), #10227 Meyers [Elmer L.] (Wilkes-Barre) (26-21), #10494 Western Wayne (Lake Ariel) (45-10), #12857 Montrose (34-0), #13646 Holy Cross (Dunmore) (49-13)
2013 Losses: #907 Old Forge (50-13), #2263 Dunmore (35-7), #6219 Carbondale (28-18), #8705 Mid Valley (Throop) (27-13), #9069 Susquehanna (14-6)
2013 Opponents W-L: 60-61
Recent League Championships: 2007, 2005, 2003 (Lackawanna III)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/29/14 Lake-Lehman (Lehman) (28-13)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Lake-Lehman (Lehman), 9/5 Riverside (Taylor), 9/12 Montrose, 9/20 at Meyers [Elmer L.] (Wilkes-Barre), 9/26 at Lakeland (Jermyn), 10/3 Carbondale, 10/10 Old Forge, 10/18 at Susquehanna, 10/24 at Mid Valley (Throop), 10/31 Holy Cross (Dunmore)
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 Cross (Dunmore) (-34), Montrose (-32.5), Riverside (Taylor) (-19.3)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.2 (0 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.6
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #433
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9012
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%