Laurel (New Castle, PA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Spartans Colors: Green/White Coach: Brian Cooper League: WPIAL 2A 2 (moving from WPIAL AA Midwestern) Playoff Division: AA Playoff Division Rank: #49 RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 1.9 2015 National Rank: #7402 2015 State Rank: #308 Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.1 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: -3.2 2016 National Rank: #8579 2016 State Rank: #372 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 12.2 Dynasty National Rank: #4288 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.4 Dynasty Record: 70-55 (57-40 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 3-6 2015 League Record/Finish: 2-6 (7th) 2015 Points For Average: 23.4 2015 Points Against Average: 33.7 2015 Differential: -10.3 2015 Wins: #8417 Derry (40-0), #9722 Freedom (31-28), #11450 Mohawk Area (Bessemer) (31-7) 2015 Losses: #551 Aliquippa (46-21), #1616 Beaver Falls (42-7), #2945 Beaver (41-20), #4820 New Brighton (42-28), #5163 Quaker Valley (Leetsdale) (47-20), #5815 Lincoln (Ellwood City) (50-13) 2015 Opponents W-L: 53-40 Recent League Championships: 2004 (WPIAL AA 4) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2 Streak List: 8/26/16 Union Area (New Castle) (18-8), 9/2/16 Mohawk Area (Bessemer) (22-14) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/26 Union Area (New Castle), 9/2 at Mohawk Area (Bessemer), 9/9 Riverside (Ellwood City), 9/16 at South Side (Hookstown), 9/23 at Freedom, 9/30 Neshannock (New Castle), 10/7 North Catholic (Pittsburgh), 10/14 at Deer Lakes (Russellton), 10/21 at New Brighton, 10/28 Carlynton (Carnegie) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: North Catholic (Pittsburgh) (29.3), Neshannock (New Castle) (25.2), New Brighton (22) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Mohawk Area (Bessemer) (-17.9), Carlynton (Carnegie) (-15.2), Riverside (Ellwood City) (-14.7) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.9 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.6 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -8.3 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #309 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6728 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2016 Projected League Finish: 5th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.