North Allegheny (Wexford, PA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Gold/Black
Coach: Art Walker
League: WPIAL AAAA Northern Eight
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #29

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2014 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Riley Trueman 6'0" 190 Senior QB/DB
Charles Sanders 6'0" 270 Senior OL/DL
Vaughn Wallace 6'3" 265 Senior DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Work-Ethic, Tradition
Team Weaknesses: Depth On Defense

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 36.7
2014 National Rank: #1113
2014 State Rank: #39
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 32.2
2015 National Rank: #1471
2015 State Rank: #53
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 39.3
Dynasty National Rank: #236
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.1
Dynasty Record: 107-38 (52-19 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 8-3
2014 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2014 Points For Average: 28.9
2014 Points Against Average: 14.2
2014 Differential: +14.7
2014 Wins: #2095 North Hills (Pittsburgh) (31-7), #3873 Fox Chapel (Pittsburgh) (31-21), #3908 Upper St. Clair (24-0), #3908 Upper St. Clair (31-14), #5217 Seneca Valley (Harmony) (14-0), #5738 Butler (21-0), #6025 Greater Latrobe (Latrobe) (49-10), #9716 Shaler Area (Pittsburgh) (55-14)
2014 Losses: #95 Pine-Richland (Gibsonia) (27-24), #210 Central Catholic (Pittsburgh) (28-7), #425 Penn-Trafford (Harrison City) (35-31)
2014 Opponents W-L: 60-57
Recent State Championships: 2012, 2010
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011 (WPIAL AAAA Northern Seven), 2010 (tied for 1st; WPIAL AAAA Northern Six), 2009 (WPIAL AAAA Northern Six), 2007 (WPIAL AAAA 1), 2006 (WPIAL AAAA 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/18/15 Central Catholic (Pittsburgh) (24-17)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/5 Seneca Valley (Harmony), 9/11 at Pine-Richland (Gibsonia), 9/18 Central Catholic (Pittsburgh), 9/25 at Upper St. Clair, 10/2 at Shaler Area (Pittsburgh), 10/9 Butler, 10/16 at Fox Chapel (Pittsburgh), 10/23 Greater Latrobe (Latrobe), 10/30 at North Hills (Pittsburgh)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Central Catholic (Pittsburgh) (68.6), Pine-Richland (Gibsonia) (45.2), North Hills (Pittsburgh) (27.3)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Shaler Area (Pittsburgh) (-5.1), Butler (1.8), Greater Latrobe (Latrobe) (6.6)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.4 (25.5 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.3
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.9
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #56
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1864
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2015 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%