Montour (McKees Rocks, PA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Spartans Colors: Black/Gray Coach: Lou Cerro League: WPIAL 4A 1 (moving from WPIAL AAA Parkway) Playoff Division: AAAA Playoff Division Rank: #33 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2015 JV Record: 6-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Mason Cholewa 6'7" 265 Senior DE/OL 4.9 Zach McGowan 5'10" 205 Senior ILB/RB 4.7 Brayden Jones 6'1" 210 Junior RB/OLB 4.7 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Defense, 4 OL Starters Return, Big OL Team Weaknesses: Projected Starting WRs Have No Varsity Catches, QB Position In Transition RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 13.9 2015 National Rank: #4701 2015 State Rank: #193 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 11.4 2016 National Rank: #5143 2016 State Rank: #208 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 19.7 Dynasty National Rank: #2419 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.3 Dynasty Record: 81-59 (49-39 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 6-4 2015 League Record/Finish: 6-2 (3rd) 2015 Points For Average: 22.3 2015 Points Against Average: 21.5 2015 Differential: +0.8 2015 Wins: #1147 Central Valley (Monaca) (17-14), #5017 New Castle (41-25), #6258 Ambridge (26-6), #7595 Moon Area (Moon Township) (28-21), #8426 Hopewell (Aliquippa) (17-15), #9616 Blackhawk (Beaver Falls) (31-7) 2015 Losses: #1605 West Allegheny (Imperial) (47-14), #2984 Upper St. Clair (34-21), #3214 Hampton (Allison Park) (19-14), #6228 Chartiers Valley (Bridgeville) (27-14) 2015 Opponents W-L: 50-52 Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st; WPIAL AAA Parkway), 2010 (WPIAL AAA Parkway), 2007 (WPIAL AAA 3) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 9/2 New Castle, 9/9 Indiana, 9/16 at Mars, 9/23 Ambridge, 9/30 at Knoch (Saxonburg), 10/7 Highlands (Natrona Heights), 10/14 at Greensburg Salem (Greensburg), 10/21 Blackhawk (Beaver Falls), 10/28 at South Fayette (McDonald) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: South Fayette (McDonald) (42.7), Mars (30.8), Highlands (Natrona Heights) (23.3) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Greensburg Salem (Greensburg) (-1.8), Blackhawk (Beaver Falls) (0.8), Knoch (Saxonburg) (6.2) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.6 (14 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.9 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.3 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #119 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3279 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5 2016 Projected League Finish: 5th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%