Blackhawk (Beaver Falls, PA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Joe Lamenza
League: WPIAL 4A Northwest Nine (moving from WPIAL 4A 1)
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #46

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 11
2016 National Rank: #4913
2016 State Rank: #213
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2017 Starting Power Rating: 2.3
2017 National Rank: #6791
2017 State Rank: #287
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 19.2
Dynasty National Rank: #2549
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.9
Dynasty Record: 82-62 (47-49 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 5-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-4 (tied for 4th)
2016 Points For Average: 26
2016 Points Against Average: 23.1
2016 Differential: +2.9
2016 Wins: #6606 Trinity (Washington) (28-20), #6732 Highlands (Natrona Heights) (25-22), #7032 Indiana (28-7), #7488 Knoch (Saxonburg) (28-27), #11622 Ambridge (56-7)
2016 Losses: #1609 South Fayette (McDonald) (28-21), #2043 New Castle (35-13), #2874 Mars (24-21), #5029 Montour (McKees Rocks) (38-14)
2016 Opponents W-L: 42-48
Recent League Championships: 2008 (tied for 1st; WPIAL AAA Parkway), 2006 (tied for 1st; WPIAL AAA 3), 2003 (tied for 1st; WPIAL AAA-3 Parkway)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 Knoch (Saxonburg), 9/8 at Mars, 9/15 Indiana, 9/22 Trinity (Washington), 9/29 at South Fayette (McDonald), 10/6 at Ambridge, 10/13 Highlands (Natrona Heights), 10/20 Montour (McKees Rocks), 10/27 at New Castle
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: New Castle (31.1), South Fayette (McDonald) (22.5), Montour (McKees Rocks) (14.3)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Ambridge (-21.4), Knoch (Saxonburg) (-11.1), Highlands (Natrona Heights) (0.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.4
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #233
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5037
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2017 Projected League Finish: 6th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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