Marple Newtown (Newtown Square, PA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Fightin' Tigers Colors: Black/Orange Coach: Chris Gicking League: Central Playoff Division: AAAAA Playoff Division Rank: #14 RETURNERS Starting Quarterback Returning: yes STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Prolific QB Returns Team Weaknesses: Lost Great Senior Class RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 26.7 2016 National Rank: #2102 2016 State Rank: #85 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2017 Starting Power Rating: 27.2 2017 National Rank: #1956 2017 State Rank: #78 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 11.1 Dynasty National Rank: #4623 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.1 Dynasty Record: 90-66 (68-58 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 11-2 2016 League Record/Finish: 8-1 (tied for 1st) 2016 Points For Average: 31.6 2016 Points Against Average: 15.3 2016 Differential: +16.3 2016 Wins: #2741 Haverford (Havertown) (26-13), #3186 East (West Chester) (38-37), #4779 Strath Haven (Wallingford) (33-14), #5287 Upper Darby (Drexel Hill) (37-12), #5367 Archbishop Carroll [John] (Radnor) (42-13), #5823 Radnor (28-7), #7692 Penncrest (Media) (35-14), #8216 Upper Moreland (Willow Grove) (35-7), #8799 Conestoga (Berwyn) (38-12), #10914 Lower Merion (Ardmore) (42-13), #11133 Harriton (Rosemont) (36-14) 2016 Losses: #1006 Academy Park (Sharon Hill) (26-7), #1204 Ridley (Folsom) (17-14) 2016 Opponents W-L: 63-89 Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 vs Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL), 9/1 Penncrest (Media), 9/8 at Radnor, 9/15 at Ridley (Folsom), 9/23 Haverford (Havertown), 9/28 Lower Merion (Ardmore), 10/6 at Garnet Valley (Glen Mills), 10/13 Springfield, 10/20 Harriton (Rosemont), 10/27 at Strath Haven (Wallingford) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Garnet Valley (Glen Mills) (41), Ridley (Folsom) (34.5), Springfield (25.7) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Harriton (Rosemont) (-19.9), Lower Merion (Ardmore) (-9.8), Penncrest (Media) (-4.5) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.2 (12.1 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +9.8 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #119 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3360 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |