Mountain Ridge (Frostburg, MD)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Miners Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Ryan Patterson League: Freelance Playoff Division: 1A Playoff Division Rank: #19 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2016 JV Record: 6-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Line Strength/Athleticism/Chemistry Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At Some Skill Positions, Lack Top-End Speed RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -5.3 2016 National Rank: #8735 2016 State Rank: #137 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -10.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: -5.8 2017 National Rank: #8756 2017 State Rank: #139 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 4 Dynasty National Rank: #6909 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.8 Dynasty Record: 78-68 HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 3-7 2016 League Record/Finish:   2016 Points For Average: 19.8 2016 Points Against Average: 34.4 2016 Differential: -14.6 2016 Wins: #9645 Frankfort (Ridgeley, WV) (27-21), #11011 Marshall [John] (Glen Dale, WV) (35-27), #11415 Hampshire (Romney, WV) (45-20) 2016 Losses: #761 Fort Hill (Cumberland) (56-7), #2084 Allegany (Cumberland) (38-0), #3735 Keyser (WV) (49-7), #4393 Chestnut Ridge (New Paris, PA) (28-19), #5095 Northern (Accident) (51-21), #6841 Spring Mills (Martinsburg, WV) (26-12), #8163 Hedgesville (WV) (28-25) 2016 Opponents W-L: 67-45 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/1 Marshall [John] (Glen Dale, WV), 9/8 at Hedgesville (WV), 9/15 at Allegany (Cumberland), 9/22 Hampshire (Romney, WV), 9/29 at Frankfort (Ridgeley, WV), 10/6 at Chestnut Ridge (New Paris, PA), 10/13 Northern (Accident), 10/20 Spring Mills (Martinsburg, WV), 10/27 Fort Hill (Cumberland), 11/3 at Keyser (WV) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Fort Hill (Cumberland) (35.1), Chestnut Ridge (New Paris, PA) (27.8), Allegany (Cumberland) (25.5) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Hampshire (Romney, WV) (-19), Frankfort (Ridgeley, WV) (-11.3), Marshall [John] (Glen Dale, WV) (-11.2) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.9 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.8 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.1 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #65 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4912 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%