Central Dauphin East (Harrisburg, PA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Black/White
Coach: Aaron Blanding
League: Mid-Penn - Commonwealth
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #19

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2014 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jahad Neibauer 5'10" 175 Senior QB/DB
Tyshaun Pollard 5'11" 190 Junior RB/DB
Brandon Hickerson-Rooks 6'1" 230 Junior DE/MLB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense, Aggressive DL, Good DBs
Team Weaknesses: New Offensive Starters, Only 1 Returning OL Starter

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 41.3
2014 National Rank: #755
2014 State Rank: #27
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 38.8
2015 National Rank: #839
2015 State Rank: #33
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 13.9
Dynasty National Rank: #3790
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 24.9
Dynasty Record: 43-83 (25-56 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 10-3
2014 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st)
2014 Points For Average: 24.9
2014 Points Against Average: 18
2014 Differential: +6.9
2014 Wins: #1195 State College (14-12), #1320 Cumberland Valley (Mechanicsburg) (28-0), #1987 Hempfield (Landisville) (41-40), #2188 Harrisburg (21-19), #2188 Harrisburg (20-19), #2465 Carlisle (25-24), #3923 Susquehanna Township (Harrisburg) (30-22), #4225 Milton Hershey (Hershey) (36-7), #7359 Mifflin County (Lewistown) (33-12), #8189 Chambersburg (42-19)
2014 Losses: #216 Wilson (West Lawn) (9-6), #216 Wilson (West Lawn) (31-14), #410 Central Dauphin (Harrisburg) (20-14)
2014 Opponents W-L: 92-64
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/18/15 Susquehanna Township (Harrisburg) (29-24)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/4 at Milton Hershey (Hershey), 9/11 Wilson (West Lawn), 9/18 Susquehanna Township (Harrisburg), 9/25 Mifflin County (Lewistown), 10/2 at Cumberland Valley (Mechanicsburg), 10/9 Harrisburg, 10/16 at Chambersburg, 10/23 at State College, 10/30 at Carlisle, 11/6 Central Dauphin (Harrisburg)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Central Dauphin (Harrisburg) (59.9), Wilson (West Lawn) (52.9), State College (30.2)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Mifflin County (Lewistown) (-7.4), Chambersburg (1.5), Carlisle (14.6)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.3 (30.3 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.2
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.9
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #23
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1169
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%