Meyers [Elmer L.] (Wilkes-Barre, PA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Mohawks Colors: Blue/Orange Coach: Jeff Labatch League: Wyoming Valley 3 Playoff Division: AAA Playoff Division Rank: #76 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Janssen Wilborn 6'0" 180 Senior QB/DB Reese Patronick 5'10" 175 Junior RB/LB Ryan Maffei 6'1" 295 Junior T/DT STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed, Many Athletes Team Weaknesses: Major Graduation Losses, Line Inexperience RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -15.8 2016 National Rank: #10860 2016 State Rank: #473 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: -16.3 2017 National Rank: #10847 2017 State Rank: #468 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -5.9 Dynasty National Rank: #10014 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.4 Dynasty Record: 69-83 (42-45 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 5-6 2016 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (6th) 2016 Points For Average: 21.3 2016 Points Against Average: 24.5 2016 Differential: -3.2 2016 Wins: #9747 Dallas (36-35), #11317 Greater Nanticoke Area (Nanticoke) (42-28), #12368 Montrose (20-10), #12474 Tunkhannock (24-13), #13242 Holy Redeemer (Wilkes-Barre) (50-6) 2016 Losses: #6668 Coughlin [James M.] (Wilkes-Barre) (40-0), #8511 GAR Memorial (Wilkes-Barre) (50-7), #8578 Western Wayne (Lake Ariel) (26-21), #9252 Northwest Area (Shickshinny) (14-13), #9446 Hanover Area (Hanover Township) (20-14), #9848 Lake-Lehman (Lehman) (27-7) 2016 Opponents W-L: 45-73 Recent League Championships: 2003 (Wyoming Valley III) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 Lake-Lehman (Lehman), 9/1 at Montrose, 9/8 at Hanover Area (Hanover Township), 9/15 Greater Nanticoke Area (Nanticoke), 9/23 at Holy Redeemer (Wilkes-Barre), 9/30 Dallas, 10/6 Coughlin [James M.] (Wilkes-Barre), 10/13 Tunkhannock, 10/20 at Northwest Area (Shickshinny), 10/28 GAR Memorial (Wilkes-Barre) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: GAR Memorial (Wilkes-Barre) (3.3), Northwest Area (Shickshinny) (1.7), Coughlin [James M.] (Wilkes-Barre) (1) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Holy Redeemer (Wilkes-Barre) (-35.4), Montrose (-25.2), Tunkhannock (-22.4) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.4 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.3 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.9 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #506 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11205 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2017 Projected League Finish: 5th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%