Hazleton (PA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cougars Coach: Mike Brennan League: Wyoming Valley 1 (moving from Lackawanna 1) Playoff Division: AAAAAA Playoff Division Rank: #58 RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 2 2016 National Rank: #6904 2016 State Rank: #294 Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.2 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.1 2017 Starting Power Rating: 11.2 2017 National Rank: #4764 2017 State Rank: #205 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 14.6 Dynasty National Rank: #3657 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.4 Dynasty Record: 81-72 (30-29 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 3-8 2016 League Record/Finish: 0-4 (5th) 2016 Points For Average: 16.5 2016 Points Against Average: 28.6 2016 Differential: -12.1 2016 Wins: #8439 Donegal (Mt. Joy) (20-14), #9233 Crestwood (Mountain Top) (38-3), #9747 Dallas (41-23) 2016 Losses: #556 Williamsport (48-14), #556 Williamsport (42-13), #1557 Delaware Valley (Milford) (35-0), #2775 Abington Heights (Clarks Summit) (37-14), #2834 Wyoming Valley West (Plymouth) (26-15), #3206 Berwick (44-0), #5725 Scranton (27-20), #8082 Wallenpaupack Area (Hawley) (16-7) 2016 Opponents W-L: 73-58 Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; Wyoming Valley 4A), 2007 (Wyoming Valley 4A), 2006 (Wyoming Valley 4A), 2005 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 Berwick, 9/1 at Wyoming Valley West (Plymouth), 9/8 Williamsport, 9/15 Abington Heights (Clarks Summit), 9/22 at Wallenpaupack Area (Hawley), 9/30 at Delaware Valley (Milford), 10/6 Scranton, 10/13 Donegal (Mt. Joy), 10/20 at Dallas, 10/27 at Crestwood (Mountain Top) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Williamsport (33.9), Delaware Valley (Milford) (28.4), Wyoming Valley West (Plymouth) (17.3) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Crestwood (Mountain Top) (-12.1), Dallas (-5.9), Donegal (Mt. Joy) (-3.5) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13 (19.5 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.3 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.7 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #178 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4127 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.