| Newport (PA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Buffaloes Colors: Blue/White Coach: Todd Rothermel League: Tri-Valley Playoff Division: AA Playoff Division Rank: #36 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2014 JV Record: 5-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Trevan Dorman 5'11" 185 Senior ATH/LB 4.5 Dalton Klinger 5'11" 165 Senior RB/DB 4.7 Chance Allen 6'4" 280 Senior T/DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Coaching Staff Remains Intact, Almost All Starters Return Team Weaknesses: Lack Of Depth At Some Positions Could Be A Problem If Injuries Occur, Both Team Captains Graduated, Need To Find Senior Leadership RATINGS 2014 Final Power Rating: 5.4 2014 National Rank: #6601 2014 State Rank: #266 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4 2015 Starting Power Rating: 14.9 2015 National Rank: #4369 2015 State Rank: #180 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -8.9 Dynasty National Rank: #10921 2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 23.8 Dynasty Record: 53-71 (37-60 in league) HISTORICAL 2014 Overall Record: 9-3 2014 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (tied for 1st) 2014 Points For Average: 36.4 2014 Points Against Average: 22.1 2014 Differential: +14.3 2014 Wins: #8150 Annville-Cleona (Annville) (33-14), #8830 Williams Valley (Tower City) (31-28), #9371 Tri-Valley (Hegins) (49-12), #10020 Fairfield (24-21), #10458 Millersburg (49-28), #11629 Upper Dauphin Area (Elizabethville) (49-13), #13313 East Juniata (McAlisterville) (45-12), #13573 Halifax (61-21), #13741 Susquenita (Duncannon) (41-6) 2014 Losses: #2285 Berks Catholic (Reading) (48-0), #7369 Juniata (Mifflintown) (22-21), #7658 Steelton-Highspire (Steelton) (40-34) 2014 Opponents W-L: 67-66 Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none SCHEDULE 2015 Schedule: 9/5 at Fairfield, 9/11 Juniata (Mifflintown), 9/18 Steelton-Highspire (Steelton), 9/25 at East Juniata (McAlisterville), 10/2 Williams Valley (Tower City), 10/9 at Susquenita (Duncannon), 10/16 Millersburg, 10/23 at Upper Dauphin Area (Elizabethville), 10/30 Halifax, 11/6 at Tri-Valley (Hegins) Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Juniata (Mifflintown) (8.3), Williams Valley (Tower City) (0.9), Steelton-Highspire (Steelton) (-1.9) Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Susquenita (Duncannon) (-30.2), East Juniata (McAlisterville) (-29.3), Halifax (-26.6) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.4 (-5.9 overall) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.8 2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.6 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #437 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11363 2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0 2015 Projected League Finish: 1st 2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 67% |