Athens (PA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Black/Silver Coach: Jack Young League: Northern Tier - Large Playoff Division: AA Playoff Division Rank: #105 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2014 JV Record: 4-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Gabe Sporn 5'9" 205 Senior LB/C Kalen Keathley 5'11" 180 Junior DB/WR 4.55 Luke Newman 6'0" 230 Junior FB/DE STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Young Team With Great Deal Of Character, Team Speed, Depth Team Weaknesses: Replacing Very Talented QB RATINGS 2014 Final Power Rating: -10 2014 National Rank: #10192 2014 State Rank: #437 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2015 Starting Power Rating: -9.5 2015 National Rank: #9991 2015 State Rank: #428 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 2.8 Dynasty National Rank: #7288 2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.3 Dynasty Record: 91-45 (48-16 in league) HISTORICAL 2014 Overall Record: 4-6 2014 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (tied for 5th) 2014 Points For Average: 20.4 2014 Points Against Average: 27.2 2014 Differential: -6.8 2014 Wins: #9584 Wyalusing Valley (Wyalusing) (34-28), #12330 Tunkhannock (20-14), #12768 Sayre (49-0), #13800 Cowanesque Valley (Westfield) (40-0) 2014 Losses: #2623 Jersey Shore (23-0), #5644 North Penn (Blossburg) (40-12), #6077 Troy (38-28), #6264 Towanda (41-14), #6717 Hughesville (47-7), #6984 Wellsboro (41-0) 2014 Opponents W-L: 59-50 Recent League Championships: 2012, 2008, 2006, 2004 (Northern Tier) Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none SCHEDULE Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Jersey Shore (19.5), Troy (2.6), Hughesville (-1.1) Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Tunkhannock (-23.3), Wellsboro (-6.6), Hughesville (-1.1) 2015 Projected League Finish: 5th