Mars (PA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Fightin' Planets Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Scott Heinauer League: WPIAL AAA Greater Allegheny Playoff Division: AAA Playoff Division Rank: #30 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2014 JV Record: 8-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS John Castello Senior TE/DE 4.9 Isaiah Johnson Junior RB/DB 4.51 Robbie Carmody Sophomore WR/FS 4.72 COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION Marshall Robinson 6'4" 330 Senior DT STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Returning WRs, Kicking Game, DEs Are Back Team Weaknesses: Lost 2 D1 Linemen On Both Sides Of Ball RATINGS 2014 Final Power Rating: 27 2014 National Rank: #2275 2014 State Rank: #93 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2015 Starting Power Rating: 22.5 2015 National Rank: #2883 2015 State Rank: #115 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 19.3 Dynasty National Rank: #2484 2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.2 Dynasty Record: 86-42 (63-20 in league) HISTORICAL 2014 Overall Record: 7-4 2014 League Record/Finish: 5-3 (tied for 3rd) 2014 Points For Average: 29.3 2014 Points Against Average: 13.8 2014 Differential: +15.5 2014 Wins: #2329 Hampton (Allison Park) (20-14), #2695 Montour (McKees Rocks) (42-27), #5018 Hollidaysburg (21-0), #5587 Gateway (Monroeville) (36-7), #6627 Laurel Highlands (Uniontown) (44-6), #6923 Greensburg Salem (Greensburg) (44-6), #11251 Yough (Herminie) (54-0) 2014 Losses: #1251 Jefferson [Thomas] (Jefferson Hills) (28-13), #2216 Franklin Regional (Murrysville) (21-15), #2719 Indiana (29-26), #4839 Knoch (Saxonburg) (14-7) 2014 Opponents W-L: 60-52 Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; WPIAL AAA Northeastern), 2012 (WPIAL AAA Northeastern), 2010, 2009 (tied for 1st), 2007 (WPIAL AA 4), 2006 (WPIAL AA 4) Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none SCHEDULE 2015 Schedule: 9/4 Indiana, 9/11 Armstrong (Kittanning), 9/18 at Franklin Regional (Murrysville), 9/25 at Greensburg Salem (Greensburg), 10/2 USO [University Prep/Sci-Tech/Obama Academy] (Pittsburgh), 10/9 at Gateway (Monroeville), 10/16 Knoch (Saxonburg), 10/23 at Hollidaysburg, 10/30 Hampton (Allison Park) Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Franklin Regional (Murrysville) (30.4), Indiana (29.4), Hampton (Allison Park) (27.1) Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Greensburg Salem (Greensburg) (4.1), USO [University Prep/Sci-Tech/Obama Academy] (Pittsburgh) (4.8), Knoch (Saxonburg) (8.4) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.7 (17.9 overall) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.6 2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.9 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #114 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3252 2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2015 Projected League Finish: 4th 2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1% |