| Hanover Area (Hanover Township, PA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Hawks Colors: Blue/White Coach: Michael McCree League: Wyoming Valley 3 Playoff Division: AAA Playoff Division Rank: #64 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2016 JV Record: 2-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Justin Kopko 6'4" 305 Junior T/DE Sal Gurnari 6'1" 265 Senior C/DE Sean Coleman 5'11" 175 Senior WR/DB 4.6 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: 4 OL Starters Return, RB/WR Depth Team Weaknesses: Must Replace NG/MLB/FS RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -8.8 2016 National Rank: #9459 2016 State Rank: #399 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: -8.3 2017 National Rank: #9258 2017 State Rank: #396 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -4.2 Dynasty National Rank: #9503 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.1 Dynasty Record: 71-79 (45-42 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 4-6 2016 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 4th) 2016 Points For Average: 19 2016 Points Against Average: 25.1 2016 Differential: -6.1 2016 Wins: #8386 Mid Valley (Throop) (36-35), #9848 Lake-Lehman (Lehman) (41-14), #10384 Old Forge (10-7), #10849 Meyers [Elmer L.] (Wilkes-Barre) (20-14) 2016 Losses: #2287 Blue Mountain (Schuylkill Haven) (43-6), #4517 Wyoming Area (Exeter) (28-7), #8511 GAR Memorial (Wilkes-Barre) (28-14), #9233 Crestwood (Mountain Top) (28-20), #9252 Northwest Area (Shickshinny) (28-22), #11317 Greater Nanticoke Area (Nanticoke) (26-14) 2016 Opponents W-L: 58-54 Recent League Championships: 2005 (Wyoming Valley 2) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Old Forge, 9/1 at Blue Mountain (Schuylkill Haven), 9/8 Meyers [Elmer L.] (Wilkes-Barre), 9/15 Mid Valley (Throop), 9/22 at Lake-Lehman (Lehman), 9/29 at Wyoming Area (Exeter), 10/6 Northwest Area (Shickshinny), 10/13 Crestwood (Mountain Top), 10/20 at GAR Memorial (Wilkes-Barre), 10/27 Greater Nanticoke Area (Nanticoke) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Blue Mountain (Schuylkill Haven) (26.6), Wyoming Area (Exeter) (12.8), GAR Memorial (Wilkes-Barre) (3.3) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Lake-Lehman (Lehman) (-17.6), Meyers [Elmer L.] (Wilkes-Barre) (-16.3), Greater Nanticoke Area (Nanticoke) (-14.8) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.5 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.2 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.7 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #385 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8467 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |