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%