North Star (Boswell, PA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cougars Colors: Green/White Coach: Jim Livingston League: Western Pennsylvania [WPAC] Playoff Division: A Playoff Division Rank: #71 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2015 JV Record: 4-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Hunter Tremain 5'9" 190 Sophomore FB/LB 5.2 Levi Sheeler 5'8" 165 Junior RB/LB 4.9 Michael Novak 6'1" 215 Junior C/OLB 5.3 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: LBs Team Weaknesses: OL RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: -24.3 2015 National Rank: #12555 2015 State Rank: #536 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2 2016 Starting Power Rating: -26.8 2016 National Rank: #12766 2016 State Rank: #542 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -2.5 Dynasty National Rank: #9032 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 24.3 Dynasty Record: 81-59 (64-49 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 2-7 2015 League Record/Finish: 2-7 (tied for 8th) 2015 Points For Average: 12.8 2015 Points Against Average: 36.2 2015 Differential: -23.4 2015 Wins: #12593 Windber (34-33), #14003 Ferndale (Johnstown) (27-7) 2015 Losses: #1618 Berlin Brothersvalley (Berlin) (45-0), #3520 Portage (75-6), #7598 Conemaugh Township (Davidsville) (35-6), #8138 Meyersdale (40-14), #9380 Conemaugh Valley (Johnstown) (34-14), #10760 Shade (Cairnbrook) (30-0), #11497 Blacklick Valley (Nanty Glo) (27-14) 2015 Opponents W-L: 50-45 Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Berlin Brothersvalley (Berlin), 9/2 Shade (Cairnbrook), 9/9 at Conemaugh Township (Davidsville), 9/16 Meyersdale, 9/24 at Conemaugh Valley (Johnstown), 9/30 Portage, 10/7 at Blacklick Valley (Nanty Glo), 10/14 Windber, 10/21 Ferndale (Johnstown) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Berlin Brothersvalley (Berlin) (27.5), Portage (11.3), Conemaugh Township (Davidsville) (6.6) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Ferndale (Johnstown) (-35.4), Blacklick Valley (Nanty Glo) (-23.5), Windber (-17.4) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.4 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.9 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.5 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #448 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9814 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-8 2016 Projected League Finish: 9th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |