North Penn-Mansfield (Mansfield, PA) previews home GENERAL Coach: Tom Dickinson League: Northern Tier - Large Playoff Division: AA Playoff Division Rank: #45 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2016 JV Record: 5-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Brendan Hill 6'1" 185 Senior RB/CB Garrett David 6'3" 215 Junior RB/LB Justin Kriner 6'3" 285 Senior OL/DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: All RBs/LBs Return, Many Underclassmen Gained Experience Last Season Team Weaknesses: OL Needs To Come Together/Provide Leadership RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -2.1 2016 National Rank: #7990 2016 State Rank: #341 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: -2.6 2017 National Rank: #8012 2017 State Rank: #332 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -2.9 Dynasty National Rank: #9135 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.3 Dynasty Record: 14-9 (8-3 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 8-3 2016 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st) 2016 Points For Average: 27.1 2016 Points Against Average: 11.5 2016 Differential: +15.6 2016 Wins: #8799 Athens (12-6), #9252 Northwest Area (Shickshinny) (41-6), #10272 Towanda (14-6), #11452 Troy (21-0), #12098 Wyalusing Valley (Wyalusing) (32-14), #13070 Canton (42-8), #13386 Cowanesque Valley (Westfield) (35-0), #14526 Bucktail (Farwell) (61-0) 2016 Losses: #3309 South Williamsport (20-12), #4464 Wellsboro (32-0), #7219 Line Mountain (Herndon) (34-28) 2016 Opponents W-L: 63-59 Recent League Championships: 2016 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 Northwest Area (Shickshinny), 9/1 at Athens, 9/8 at Wyalusing Valley (Wyalusing), 9/15 South Williamsport, 9/22 Canton, 9/29 at Bucktail (Farwell), 10/6 Towanda, 10/13 at Cowanesque Valley (Westfield), 10/20 at Troy, 10/27 Wellsboro Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: South Williamsport (20.1), Wellsboro (17.1), Northwest Area (Shickshinny) (1.7) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Bucktail (Farwell) (-62.9), Canton (-37.7), Cowanesque Valley (Westfield) (-34.8) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.8 (-11.5 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.7 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.1 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #518 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11555 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |