Lackawanna (NY) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Steelers Colors: Blue/Gray Coach: Adam Tardif League: Section 6 B - East (moving from Section 6 C - North) Playoff Division: B Playoff Division Rank: #36 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2015 JV Record: 4-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Marquez Lofton 5'11" 215 Senior LB/TE 4.88 Khalil Horton 5'6.5" 185 Junior TB/S 4.63 Paul Brooks 6'0" 235 Senior DT/FB 4.99 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Athletic, Speedy, Experienced Starters Return Offensively Team Weaknesses: OL Size RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 0 2015 National Rank: #7938 2015 State Rank: #248 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 2.5 2016 National Rank: #7232 2016 State Rank: #209 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 4.9 Dynasty National Rank: #6595 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.4 Dynasty Record: 74-44 (51-25 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 6-3 2015 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd) 2015 Points For Average: 21.3 2015 Points Against Average: 20 2015 Differential: +1.3 2015 Wins: #8533 Silver Creek/Forestville Central (Silver Creek) (28-10), #9071 Gowanda/Pine Valley Central (Gowanda) (26-21), #10870 Kennedy [John F.] (Cheektowaga) (14-8), #11201 Akron (26-7), #12774 Wilson (28-12), #14067 Salamanca (42-0) 2015 Losses: #3509 Bennett/Olmsted (Buffalo) (32-13), #3509 Bennett/Olmsted (Buffalo) (56-7), #5692 Cleveland Hill (Cheektowaga) (34-8) 2015 Opponents W-L: 41-39 Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; Section 6 B - South), 2009 (tied for 1st; Section 6 B - South), 2008 (Section 6 B - South), 2006 (Section 6 B - South), 2005 (tied for 1st; Section 6 B South) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 9/2 at East Aurora/Holland (East Aurora), 9/9 Medina/Webber (Medina), 9/16 at Depew, 9/23 Kennedy [John F.] (Cheektowaga), 9/30 Albion, 10/7 at Alden, 10/14 Barker/Royalton-Hartland (Barker) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Alden (11.8), Medina/Webber (Medina) (-0.4), East Aurora/Holland (East Aurora) (-4.2) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Barker/Royalton-Hartland (Barker) (-28.1), Kennedy [John F.] (Cheektowaga) (-18.3), Albion (-12.1) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11 (-3.2 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.9 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.1 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #242 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10444 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-2 2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5% |