North Hills (Pittsburgh, PA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Indians
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Pat Carey
League: WPIAL 5A 1 (moving from WPIAL AAAA Northern Eight)
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #29

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Jake Buccigrossi 6'4" 275 Senior OL

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 18
2015 National Rank: #3834
2015 State Rank: #152
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +3.5
2016 Starting Power Rating: 20.1
2016 National Rank: #3259
2016 State Rank: #132
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 31.1
Dynasty National Rank: #741
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11
Dynasty Record: 85-54 (47-31 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 3-7
2015 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (5th)
2015 Points For Average: 16.5
2015 Points Against Average: 29.6
2015 Differential: -13.1
2015 Wins: #7223 Shaler Area (Pittsburgh) (35-7), #8944 Fox Chapel (Pittsburgh) (27-13), #9171 Butler (35-7)
2015 Losses: #60 Central Catholic (Pittsburgh) (52-7), #238 Penn-Trafford (Harrison City) (56-7), #407 Pine-Richland (Gibsonia) (47-7), #539 North Allegheny (Wexford) (38-10), #1526 Mt. Lebanon (Pittsburgh) (35-20), #2338 Plum (Pittsburgh) (10-7), #2337 Seneca Valley (Harmony) (31-10)
2015 Opponents W-L: 70-41
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; WPIAL AAAA Northern Six), 2008 (WPIAL AAAA Northern Five), 2005 (tied for 1st; WPIAL AAAA 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Shaler Area (Pittsburgh), 9/2 at Upper St. Clair, 9/9 West Allegheny (Imperial), 9/16 Fox Chapel (Pittsburgh), 9/23 at Moon Area (Moon Township), 9/30 Baldwin (Pittsburgh), 10/7 Woodland Hills (Pittsburgh), 10/14 at Chartiers Valley (Bridgeville), 10/21 at Franklin Regional (Murrysville), 10/28 Hampton (Allison Park)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: West Allegheny (Imperial) (34.5), Upper St. Clair (27.6), Franklin Regional (Murrysville) (26.3)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Fox Chapel (Pittsburgh) (-2.4), Baldwin (Pittsburgh) (-0.3), Shaler Area (Pittsburgh) (3)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.8 (31.4 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.8
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #121
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3302
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2016 Projected League Finish: 5th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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