North Allegheny (Wexford, PA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Tigers Colors: Gold/Black Coach: Art Walker League: WPIAL AAAA Northern Eight Playoff Division: AAAA Playoff Division Rank: #23 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2013 JV Record: 6-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Layne Skundrich 5'10" 215 Senior LB Cole McKenry 6'3" 260 Senior OL Jeff Clemens 6'3" 215 Senior QB D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION Elijah Zeise 6'2" 185 Senior WR [Pittsburgh] STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Off-Season Work Ethic Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At WR, Secondary RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 37.3 2013 National Rank: #991 2013 State Rank: #39 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2014 Starting Power Rating: 33.5 2014 National Rank: #1169 2014 State Rank: #37 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 39.5 Dynasty National Rank: #216 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.7 Dynasty Record: 99-35 (47-17 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 7-4 2013 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd) 2013 Points For Average: 32.7 2013 Points Against Average: 17.1 2013 Differential: +15.6 2013 Wins: #2314 Pine-Richland (Gibsonia) (29-28), #2390 Bethel Park (28-0), #2582 North Hills (Pittsburgh) (31-0), #4093 Mt. Lebanon (Pittsburgh) (55-7), #6198 Fox Chapel (Pittsburgh) (42-7), #8098 Butler (58-3), #10450 Shaler Area (Pittsburgh) (56-20) 2013 Losses: #91 Central Catholic (Pittsburgh) (27-0), #456 Upper St. Clair (41-23), #619 Seneca Valley (Harmony) (20-6), #1257 Gateway (Monroeville) (35-32) 2013 Opponents W-L: 65-51 Recent State Championships: 2012, 2010 Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011 (WPIAL AAAA Northern Seven), 2010 (tied for 1st; WPIAL AAAA Northern Six), 2009 (WPIAL AAAA Northern Six), 2007 (WPIAL AAAA 1), 2006 (WPIAL AAAA 1) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Seneca Valley (Harmony), 9/5 Pine-Richland (Gibsonia), 9/12 at Central Catholic (Pittsburgh), 9/19 Upper St. Clair, 9/26 Shaler Area (Pittsburgh), 10/3 at Butler, 10/10 Fox Chapel (Pittsburgh), 10/17 at Greater Latrobe (Latrobe), 10/24 North Hills (Pittsburgh) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Central Catholic (Pittsburgh) (55.1), Seneca Valley (Harmony) (47.8), Upper St. Clair (44.4) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Shaler Area (Pittsburgh) (-11), Butler (-0.6), Fox Chapel (Pittsburgh) (6) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.8 (26.6 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.6 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.8 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #42 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1372 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |