Pine Grove (PA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cardinals Colors: Red/Gray Coach: Jeff Sampson League: Tri-Valley Playoff Division: AAA Playoff Division Rank: #89 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2016 JV Record: 3-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Jacob Leininger 6'2.5" 175 Senior QB/FS 4.77 Garrett Lehman 6'0" 195 Senior FB/MLB 4.92 Vinnie LePre 6'0" 235 Junior G/DT 4.89 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Returning Entire Backfield, Most Of OL Is Back Team Weaknesses: Only Have 8 Seniors, Youth RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -28.7 2016 National Rank: #12790 2016 State Rank: #542 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: -23.2 2017 National Rank: #11997 2017 State Rank: #523 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -2.6 Dynasty National Rank: #9044 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 20.6 Dynasty Record: 84-67 (63-51 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 2-8 2016 League Record/Finish: 2-7 (tied for 8th) 2016 Points For Average: 11.9 2016 Points Against Average: 36.1 2016 Differential: -24.2 2016 Wins: #12913 Upper Dauphin Area (Elizabethville) (20-12), #13698 Millersburg (25-13) 2016 Losses: #5746 Newport (49-0), #6004 Williams Valley (Tower City) (51-7), #7219 Line Mountain (Herndon) (59-13), #7759 Tri-Valley (Hegins) (42-6), #9233 Halifax (34-14), #10066 Northern Lebanon (Fredericksburg) (32-13), #10672 East Juniata (McAlisterville) (48-7), #12246 Susquenita (Duncannon) (21-14) 2016 Opponents W-L: 54-55 Recent League Championships: 2013, 2005 (Twin Valley), 2004 (Twin Valley) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Northern Lebanon (Fredericksburg), 9/1 at Halifax, 9/8 Line Mountain (Herndon), 9/15 at Newport, 9/22 Upper Dauphin Area (Elizabethville), 9/30 Susquenita (Duncannon), 10/6 at Tri-Valley (Hegins), 10/13 East Juniata (McAlisterville), 10/20 at Millersburg, 10/27 Williams Valley (Tower City) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Williams Valley (Tower City) (15.2), Tri-Valley (Hegins) (7), Newport (-2.6) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Millersburg (-33.8), Susquenita (Duncannon) (-30.3), Upper Dauphin Area (Elizabethville) (-20.7) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.6 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.7 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.1 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #487 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10763 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7 2017 Projected League Finish: 9th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%