Riverside (Ellwood City, PA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Tom Liberty
League: WPIAL A Big Seven (moving from WPIAL AA Midwestern)
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank: #91

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2013 JV Record: 4-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jason Dambach 6'3" 195 Junior QB/FS 4.60
Dalton Hewitt 5'9" 180 Senior FB/OLB 4.60
Marcel Cleckley 5'9" 145 Senior WR/FS 4.40

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, QB
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -6.4
2013 National Rank: #9442
2013 State Rank: #406
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: -2.9
2014 National Rank: #8616
2014 State Rank: #372
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 7.8
Dynasty National Rank: #5614
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.7
Dynasty Record: 51-56 (40-42 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 1-8
2013 League Record/Finish: 1-6 (7th)
2013 Points For Average: 11.9
2013 Points Against Average: 41
2013 Differential: -29.1
2013 Wins: #11975 Freedom (27-7)
2013 Losses: #93 South Fayette (McDonald) (49-0), #383 Aliquippa (49-0), #1434 Beaver Falls (35-0), #2229 Beaver (62-29), #3233 New Castle (47-12), #3799 New Brighton (20-12), #5542 Lincoln (Ellwood City) (58-21), #5638 Mohawk Area (Bessemer) (42-6)
2013 Opponents W-L: 65-35
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 3
Streak List: 10/25/13 Freedom (27-7), 8/30/14 Canevin Catholic (Pittsburgh) (21-12), 9/5/14 Western Beaver (Industry) (30-8)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/30 at Canevin Catholic (Pittsburgh), 9/5 Western Beaver (Industry), 9/12 Neshannock (New Castle), 9/19 at Rochester, 9/26 North Catholic (Pittsburgh), 10/3 at Union Area (New Castle), 10/10 at South Side (Hookstown), 10/17 Shenango (New Castle), 10/24 Vincentian Academy (Pittsburgh)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: North Catholic (Pittsburgh) (49.3), Neshannock (New Castle) (29), Western Beaver (Industry) (13.2)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Vincentian Academy (Pittsburgh) (-26.7), Canevin Catholic (Pittsburgh) (-15.1), Shenango (New Castle) (-3)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.8
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.8
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #284
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6135
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%