Bedford (PA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bison Colors: Blue/White Coach: Kevin Steele League: Laurel Highlands Playoff Division: AA Playoff Division Rank: #13 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 11 2014 JV Record: 3-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Austin Montgomery 6'1" 205 Senior QB/K 4.8 August Cook 6'4" 220 Senior RB/LB 4.6 Zach Shaffer 6'0" 175 Senior RB/S 4.65 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Returning Experience In Backfield, Team Speed Team Weaknesses: Depth RATINGS 2014 Final Power Rating: 15.9 2014 National Rank: #4300 2014 State Rank: #167 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +11.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2015 Starting Power Rating: 27.4 2015 National Rank: #2093 2015 State Rank: #77 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 6.1 Dynasty National Rank: #6188 2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 21.3 Dynasty Record: 67-62 (54-47 in league) HISTORICAL 2014 Overall Record: 9-2 2014 League Record/Finish: 9-1 (tied for 2nd) 2014 Points For Average: 38.2 2014 Points Against Average: 20.9 2014 Differential: +17.3 2014 Wins: #5375 Greater Johnstown (Johnstown) (50-36), #6389 Forest Hills (Sidman) (28-27), #6506 Penn Cambria (Cresson) (19-6), #7274 Richland (Johnstown) (47-29), #7298 Central Cambria (Ebensburg) (47-36), #10713 Bishop McCort (Johnstown) (48-21), #11006 Cambria Heights (Patton) (42-6), #11024 Bishop Carroll (Ebensburg) (42-0), #11788 Westmont Hilltop (Johnstown) (63-10) 2014 Losses: #573 Somerset (42-20), #3477 Chestnut Ridge (New Paris) (17-14) 2014 Opponents W-L: 56-66 Recent League Championships: 2004 (Laurel Highlands 1) Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 3 Streak List: 9/4/15 Penn Cambria (Cresson) (34-6), 9/11/15 Central Cambria (Ebensburg) (50-12), 9/18/15 Somerset (28-18) SCHEDULE 2015 Schedule: 9/4 at Penn Cambria (Cresson), 9/11 Central Cambria (Ebensburg), 9/18 at Somerset, 9/25 Greater Johnstown (Johnstown), 10/3 at Westmont Hilltop (Johnstown), 10/9 Bishop McCort (Johnstown), 10/16 at Richland (Johnstown), 10/23 at Bishop Carroll (Ebensburg), 10/30 Cambria Heights (Patton), 11/6 Forest Hills (Sidman) Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Somerset (50.7), Greater Johnstown (Johnstown) (16.4), Richland (Johnstown) (8) Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop Carroll (Ebensburg) (-19.5), Westmont Hilltop (Johnstown) (-11.7), Bishop McCort (Johnstown) (-7.4) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.3 (4.5 overall) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.4 2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.7 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #297 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6807 2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1 2015 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1% |