Northwest Area (Shickshinny, PA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Rangers
Coach: Lon Hazlet
League: Wyoming Valley 3
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank: #20

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jacob Anderson 5'11" 185 Senior RB/OLB 4.55
David Piestrak 6'1" 180 Junior QB/DB 4.5
Beau Getz 5'11" 225 Senior FB/LB 4.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Much Experience, Speed, Discipline
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -7.8
2016 National Rank: #9258
2016 State Rank: #389
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.2
2017 Starting Power Rating: 1.7
2017 National Rank: #6935
2017 State Rank: #292
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -4.1
Dynasty National Rank: #9481
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.8
Dynasty Record: 104-54 [105-53 on the field] (66-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 25.2
2016 Points Against Average: 25.6
2016 Differential: -0.4
2016 Wins: #8511 GAR Memorial (Wilkes-Barre) (20-17), #9446 Hanover Area (Hanover Township) (28-22), #9848 Lake-Lehman (Lehman) (33-13), #10849 Meyers [Elmer L.] (Wilkes-Barre) (14-13), #11317 Greater Nanticoke Area (Nanticoke) (35-16), #12474 Tunkhannock (49-35), #13242 Holy Redeemer (Wilkes-Barre) (40-13)
2016 Losses: #6387 Lackawanna Trail (Factoryville) (45-14), #6387 Lackawanna Trail (Factoryville) (35-19), #7976 North Penn-Mansfield (Mansfield) (41-6), #8578 Western Wayne (Lake Ariel) (32-19)
2016 Opponents W-L: 61-62
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2014 (Wyoming Valley 2), 2008 (All-American), 2007 (All-American)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at North Penn-Mansfield (Mansfield), 9/1 at Lake-Lehman (Lehman), 9/8 Western Wayne (Lake Ariel), 9/15 Lackawanna Trail (Factoryville), 9/22 at Greater Nanticoke Area (Nanticoke), 9/29 Holy Redeemer (Wilkes-Barre), 10/6 at Hanover Area (Hanover Township), 10/13 GAR Memorial (Wilkes-Barre), 10/20 Meyers [Elmer L.] (Wilkes-Barre), 10/27 at Tunkhannock
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Lackawanna Trail (Factoryville) (5.8), GAR Memorial (Wilkes-Barre) (3.3), North Penn-Mansfield (Mansfield) (-2.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Holy Redeemer (Wilkes-Barre) (-35.4), Tunkhannock (-22.4), Lake-Lehman (Lehman) (-17.6)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.6 (-7.1 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #497
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11061
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 7%