Mars (PA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Fightin' Planets Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Scott Heinauer League: WPIAL 4A Northwest Nine (moving from WPIAL 4A 1) Playoff Division: AAAA Playoff Division Rank: #33 RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 21.6 2016 National Rank: #2888 2016 State Rank: #122 Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.2 2017 Starting Power Rating: 13.4 2017 National Rank: #4318 2017 State Rank: #185 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 20.4 Dynasty National Rank: #2302 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7 Dynasty Record: 104-47 (77-22 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 8-3 2016 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (2nd) 2016 Points For Average: 30 2016 Points Against Average: 18.5 2016 Differential: +11.5 2016 Wins: #2043 New Castle (34-7), #4913 Blackhawk (Beaver Falls) (24-21), #5029 Montour (McKees Rocks) (35-14), #6732 Highlands (Natrona Heights) (14-8), #7032 Indiana (49-14), #7488 Knoch (Saxonburg) (42-14), #9513 Hampton (Allison Park) (28-0), #11622 Ambridge (49-0) 2016 Losses: #357 Jefferson [Thomas] (Jefferson Hills) (48-10), #1609 South Fayette (McDonald) (35-14), #2550 Ringgold (Monongahela) (42-31) 2016 Opponents W-L: 56-57 Recent League Championships: 2015 (WPIAL AAA Greater Allegheny), 2013 (tied for 1st; WPIAL AAA Northeastern), 2012 (WPIAL AAA Northeastern), 2010 (WPIAL AAA Greater Allegheny), 2009 (tied for 1st; WPIAL AAA Greater Allegheny), 2007 (WPIAL AA 4), 2006 (WPIAL AA 4) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Hampton (Allison Park), 9/1 South Fayette (McDonald), 9/8 Blackhawk (Beaver Falls), 9/15 at Montour (McKees Rocks), 9/22 Highlands (Natrona Heights), 9/29 New Castle, 10/6 at Jefferson [Thomas] (Jefferson Hills), 10/13 Ambridge, 10/20 at Indiana, 10/27 at Knoch (Saxonburg) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Jefferson [Thomas] (Jefferson Hills) (42.8), New Castle (31.1), South Fayette (McDonald) (22.5) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Ambridge (-21.4), Knoch (Saxonburg) (-11.1), Hampton (Allison Park) (-2.7) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.6 (14.4 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.6 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #204 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4637 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2017 Projected League Finish: 4th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.