| Blackhawk (Beaver Falls, PA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cougars Colors: Green/Gold Coach: Joe Lamenza League: WPIAL AAA Parkway Playoff Division: AAA Playoff Division Rank: #83 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2014 JV Record: 6-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Austin Javens 5'10" 175 Senior TB/CB 4.6 Brandon Butcher 5'10" 235 Senior G/NG 5.1 Brendan Deluca 6'1" 225 Senior C/LB 4.9 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Depth, Running Game, Lines Team Weaknesses: Deep Passing Game, Depth At DB, Low Numbers In Senior Class RATINGS 2014 Final Power Rating: -2.4 2014 National Rank: #8501 2014 State Rank: #368 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.5 2015 Starting Power Rating: 4.1 2015 National Rank: #6806 2015 State Rank: #283 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 22.1 Dynasty National Rank: #1929 2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 18 Dynasty Record: 76-50 (43-37 in league) HISTORICAL 2014 Overall Record: 3-6 2014 League Record/Finish: 2-6 (tied for 7th) 2014 Points For Average: 12.8 2014 Points Against Average: 31.4 2014 Differential: -18.6 2014 Wins: #6007 New Castle (26-20), #10086 Canon-McMillan (Canonsburg) (21-13), #11418 Hopewell (Aliquippa) (21-14) 2014 Losses: #224 Central Valley (Monaca) (67-0), #456 West Allegheny (Imperial) (57-7), #2695 Montour (McKees Rocks) (23-0), #6308 Moon Area (Moon Township) (20-6), #7142 Ambridge (41-7), #8178 Chartiers Valley (Bridgeville) (28-27) 2014 Opponents W-L: 46-49 Recent League Championships: 2008, 2006 (tied for 1st; WPIAL AAA 3), 2003 (tied for 1st; WPIAL AAA-3 Parkway) Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none SCHEDULE 2015 Schedule: 9/4 at Moon Area (Moon Township), 9/11 Central Valley (Monaca), 9/18 New Castle, 9/25 at Chartiers Valley (Bridgeville), 10/2 at Hopewell (Aliquippa), 10/9 West Allegheny (Imperial), 10/16 at Montour (McKees Rocks), 10/23 at Ambridge, 10/30 Canon-McMillan (Canonsburg) Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Central Valley (Monaca) (44.9), West Allegheny (Imperial) (34.9), Montour (McKees Rocks) (34.9) Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Hopewell (Aliquippa) (-22.2), Canon-McMillan (Canonsburg) (-8.2), Chartiers Valley (Bridgeville) (1.3) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.7 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.4 2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.7 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #125 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3573 2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6 2015 Projected League Finish: 7th 2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |