Mars (PA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Fightin' Planets Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Scott Heinauer League: WPIAL 4A 1 (moving from WPIAL AAA Greater Allegheny) Playoff Division: AAAA Playoff Division Rank: #13 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2015 JV Record: 8-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Isaiah Johnson 6'0" 180 Senior RB/DB 4.35 Max Chizmar 6'2" 215 Senior RB/LB 4.8 Hunter Cooper 6'4" 230 Senior OL/DL 5.0 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Strong Running Game Behind 3 Returning OL/Strong Backfield, All LBs Return Team Weaknesses: Have Many Holes To Fill After 6 Key Graduation Losses, Young Team That Will Need To Develop RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 32.3 2015 National Rank: #1587 2015 State Rank: #58 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 30.8 2016 National Rank: #1693 2016 State Rank: #62 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 20.3 Dynasty National Rank: #2296 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.5 Dynasty Record: 96-44 (70-21 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 10-2 2015 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (1st) 2015 Points For Average: 31.2 2015 Points Against Average: 17.8 2015 Differential: +13.4 2015 Wins: #2924 Armstrong (Kittanning) (31-27), #3122 Ringgold (Monongahela) (35-0), #3214 Hampton (Allison Park) (30-23), #3344 Hollidaysburg (31-21), #4016 Gateway (Monroeville) (31-21), #5017 New Castle (17-14), #5846 Indiana (35-6), #6432 Knoch (Saxonburg) (21-0), #7382 USO [University Prep/Sci-Tech/Obama Academy] (Pittsburgh) (50-6), #7867 Greensburg Salem (Greensburg) (28-13) 2015 Losses: #1147 Central Valley (Monaca) (48-41), #1272 Franklin Regional (Murrysville) (35-24) 2015 Opponents W-L: 70-53 Recent League Championships: 2015 (WPIAL AAA Greater Allegheny), 2013 (tied for 1st; WPIAL AAA Northeastern), 2012 (WPIAL AAA Northeastern), 2010 (WPIAL AAA Greater Allegheny), 2009 (tied for 1st; WPIAL AAA Greater Allegheny), 2007 (WPIAL AA 4), 2006 (WPIAL AA 4) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/26 Hampton (Allison Park), 9/2 at South Fayette (McDonald), 9/9 at Blackhawk (Beaver Falls), 9/16 Montour (McKees Rocks), 9/23 at Highlands (Natrona Heights), 9/30 at New Castle, 10/7 Jefferson [Thomas] (Jefferson Hills), 10/14 at Ambridge, 10/21 Indiana, 10/28 Knoch (Saxonburg) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Jefferson [Thomas] (Jefferson Hills) (43.2), South Fayette (McDonald) (42.7), Highlands (Natrona Heights) (23.3) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Blackhawk (Beaver Falls) (0.8), Knoch (Saxonburg) (6.2), Ambridge (7.6) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.7 (18.6 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.2 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.5 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #82 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2379 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%