Ligonier Valley (Ligonier, PA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Mounties Colors: Black/Red Coach: Roger Beitel League: Heritage Playoff Division: AA Playoff Division Rank: #7 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 11 2015 JV Record: 4-3-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Collin Smith Senior Elijah Parrish Senior Jackson Daugherty Junior STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Returning 19 Starters From 9-Win Team, Whole Defense Returns, QB/Most Skill Position Players Return Team Weaknesses: Untested RB RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 13.9 2015 National Rank: #4690 2015 State Rank: #192 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +10.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.8 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.8 2016 Starting Power Rating: 26.2 2016 National Rank: #2279 2016 State Rank: #83 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 1.3 Dynasty National Rank: #7795 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 24.9 Dynasty Record: 81-54 (72-39 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 9-3 2015 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (2nd) 2015 Points For Average: 34.1 2015 Points Against Average: 15.7 2015 Differential: +18.4 2015 Wins: #6836 Huntingdon (23-21), #7564 Mt. Union (34-13), #8663 Northern Cambria (29-26), #9566 Homer-Center (Homer City) (42-12), #10377 Purchase Line (Commodore) (44-0), #11476 United (Armagh) (52-0), #12422 Blairsville (57-13), #13211 Saltsburg (56-0), #13216 Marion Center (34-18) 2015 Losses: #1592 Central (Martinsburg) (35-13), #1592 Central (Martinsburg) (31-13), #3832 Penns Manor (Clymer) (19-12) 2015 Opponents W-L: 75-59 Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st), 2011, 2007 Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2 Streak List: 8/26/16 Marion Center (49-0), 9/2/16 Saltsburg (68-0) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Marion Center, 9/2 Saltsburg, 9/9 at Northern Cambria, 9/16 Penns Manor (Clymer), 9/23 at United (Armagh), 9/30 West Shamokin (Rural Valley), 10/7 Homer-Center (Homer City), 10/14 at Blairsville, 10/21 Purchase Line (Commodore) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: West Shamokin (Rural Valley) (8.2), Penns Manor (Clymer) (6.5), Homer-Center (Homer City) (1.9) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Marion Center (-30.5), Saltsburg (-27.1), United (Armagh) (-14.7) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.4 (0.4 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.1 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.3 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #509 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11046 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0 2016 Projected League Finish: 1st 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 87% |