| McDowell (Erie, PA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Trojans Colors: Blue/White Coach: Brad Orlando League: District 10 Region 6 AAA/AAAA Playoff Division: AAAA Playoff Division Rank: #47 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2013 JV Record: 5-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Jake Tarasovitch 5'10" 170 Senior QB/FS Chris Larsen 6'3.5" 290 Senior OL/DL Dane Eberle 5'11" 195 Senior LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Lines Team Weaknesses: New Systems On Offense/Defense, Inexperience At Skill Positions RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 34.7 2013 National Rank: #1238 2013 State Rank: #48 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.5 2014 Starting Power Rating: 25.6 2014 National Rank: #2191 2014 State Rank: #82 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 34.3 Dynasty National Rank: #440 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.1 Dynasty Record: 81-44 (36-11 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 7-6 2013 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2013 Points For Average: 24.9 2013 Points Against Average: 25.5 2013 Differential: -0.6 2013 Wins: #2352 General McLane (Edinboro) (35-0), #2509 Lancaster Catholic (Lancaster) (38-14), #3181 Mifflin County (Lewistown) (16-10), #6737 Strong Vincent (Erie) (42-0), #7757 Allderdice [Taylor] (Pittsburgh) (49-19), #11322 East (Erie) (42-6), #11493 Central Tech (Erie) (17-6) 2013 Losses: #14 St. Edward (Lakewood, OH) (56-7), #26 Mentor (OH) (44-30), #91 Central Catholic (Pittsburgh) (48-7), #152 St. Ignatius (Cleveland, OH) (49-10), #204 Cathedral Prep (Erie) (45-17), #349 Cardinal Mooney (Youngstown, OH) (34-14) 2013 Opponents W-L: 101-64 Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st; District 10 Region 6 AAA), 2005 (District 10 Region 6 AAAA), 2004 (District 10 Region 6 AAAA), 2003 (Allegheny) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1 Streak List: 8/29/14 McKinley (Canton, OH) (30-21) SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/29 at McKinley (Canton, OH), 9/6 Lake Catholic (Mentor, OH), 9/12 at Cathedral Prep (Erie), 9/19 at East (Erie), 9/27 at Orchard Park (NY), 10/3 General McLane (Edinboro), 10/11 at St. Ignatius (Cleveland, OH), 10/17 at Strong Vincent (Erie), 10/24 Austintown-Fitch (Youngstown, OH), 10/31 Central Tech (Erie) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Austintown-Fitch (Youngstown, OH) (57.2), St. Ignatius (Cleveland, OH) (53.8), Cathedral Prep (Erie) (42.5) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: East (Erie) (-25.8), Central Tech (Erie) (-16.5), Strong Vincent (Erie) (-0.2) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.4 (30 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.3 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.1 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #45 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1429 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |