| Hanover Area (Hanover Township, PA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Hawks Colors: Blue/White Coach: Michael Mccree League: Wyoming Valley 3 (moving from Wyoming Valley 2) Playoff Division: AAA Playoff Division Rank: #75 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Brandon Chafin Senior WR/DB 4.65 Brandon Brueckner 6'2" 170 Senior WR/DB 4.65 Justin Kopko 6'4" 285 Sophomore 5.1 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Line/Skill Position Experience, 15 Returning Starters Team Weaknesses: Will Be Starting New QB, Depth, Need To Stay Healthy RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: -18.9 2015 National Rank: #11755 2015 State Rank: #505 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: -14.4 2016 National Rank: #10907 2016 State Rank: #471 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -4 Dynasty National Rank: #9491 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.4 Dynasty Record: 67-73 (43-39 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 2-8 2015 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (5th) 2015 Points For Average: 20.8 2015 Points Against Average: 35.3 2015 Differential: -14.5 2015 Wins: #12292 Greater Nanticoke Area (Nanticoke) (23-17), #13374 Holy Redeemer (Wilkes-Barre) (43-7) 2015 Losses: #2865 Lake-Lehman (Lehman) (56-26), #3532 Old Forge (53-20), #5948 Riverside (Taylor) (33-14), #6002 Northwest Area (Shickshinny) (36-7), #6663 Meyers [Elmer L.] (Wilkes-Barre) (28-14), #7803 GAR Memorial (Wilkes-Barre) (60-23), #10548 Panther Valley (Lansford) (41-20), #11543 Carbondale (22-18) 2015 Opponents W-L: 59-52 Recent League Championships: 2005 (Wyoming Valley 2) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/26 Old Forge, 9/2 Blue Mountain (Schuylkill Haven), 9/10 at Meyers [Elmer L.] (Wilkes-Barre), 9/16 at Mid Valley (Throop), 9/23 Lake-Lehman (Lehman), 9/30 Wyoming Area (Exeter), 10/7 at Northwest Area (Shickshinny), 10/14 at Crestwood (Mountain Top), 10/21 GAR Memorial (Wilkes-Barre), 10/28 at Greater Nanticoke Area (Nanticoke) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Blue Mountain (Schuylkill Haven) (26.4), Lake-Lehman (Lehman) (22.2), Old Forge (19.7) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Greater Nanticoke Area (Nanticoke) (-21.5), GAR Memorial (Wilkes-Barre) (-6.7), Mid Valley (Throop) (-5.4) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.9 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.4 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.3 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #263 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5858 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-9 2016 Projected League Finish: 5th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |