Burgettstown (PA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Blue Devils Colors: Blue/White Coach: Mark Druga League: WPIAL 2A Century (moving from WPIAL 2A 3) Playoff Division: AA Playoff Division Rank: #38 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 2016 JV Record: 4-1-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Jarred John 6'2" 210 Senior OLB/WR 4.75 Ryan Lounder 6'0" 175 Senior FL/C 4.85 Austin Safreed 5'9" 215 Senior MLB/FB 4.9 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Defense, Special Teams Team Weaknesses: QB Inexperience RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -1.5 2016 National Rank: #7790 2016 State Rank: #329 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -8.9 2017 Starting Power Rating: 2 2017 National Rank: #6878 2017 State Rank: #290 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -8.9 Dynasty National Rank: #10886 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.9 Dynasty Record: 37-95 (30-74 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 4-6 2016 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd) 2016 Points For Average: 19.4 2016 Points Against Average: 19.4 2016 Differential: 0 2016 Wins: #7820 Frazier (Perryopolis) (27-19), #9513 Bethlehem Center (Fredericktown) (28-0), #10047 Bentworth (Bentleyville) (35-7), #13352 Brownsville (41-8) 2016 Losses: #1836 Washington (41-6), #3834 North Catholic (Cranberry Township) (14-7), #5367 Elizabeth Forward (Elizabeth) (41-6), #5503 Bishop Canevin (Pittsburgh) (31-15), #7099 Chartiers-Houston (Houston) (7-6), #9831 Charleroi (26-23) 2016 Opponents W-L: 55-50 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Frazier (Perryopolis), 9/8 Bishop Canevin (Pittsburgh), 9/15 at Bentworth (Bentleyville), 9/22 Chartiers-Houston (Houston), 9/30 Brownsville, 10/6 at Bethlehem Center (Fredericktown), 10/13 at Charleroi, 10/20 Washington, 10/27 at Elizabeth Forward (Elizabeth) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Washington (26.5), Elizabeth Forward (Elizabeth) (11.2), Bishop Canevin (Pittsburgh) (8.9) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Brownsville (-24.8), Bentworth (Bentleyville) (-20.5), Bethlehem Center (Fredericktown) (-13.6) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.7 (3.2 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.6 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.9 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #402 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8954 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%