South Allegheny (McKeesport, PA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Gladiators
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Michael Crown
League: WPIAL 2A Three Rivers (moving from WPIAL 2A 1)
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #84

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2016 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Derek Lockhart 6'3" 200 Senior WR/S 4.72
Juawan Mitchell 6'1" 180 Senior RB/C 4.68
Brandon Nolder 6'2" 190 Junior QB 4.91

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Talent
Team Weaknesses: OL Youth

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -16
2016 National Rank: #10891
2016 State Rank: #475
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6.6
2017 Starting Power Rating: -20.5
2017 National Rank: #11539
2017 State Rank: #500
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -5.9
Dynasty National Rank: #10014
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.6
Dynasty Record: 31-102 (26-85 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 1-9
2016 League Record/Finish: 1-6 (7th)
2016 Points For Average: 13.6
2016 Points Against Average: 36.1
2016 Differential: -22.5
2016 Wins: #13175 Vincentian Academy (Pittsburgh) (42-0)
2016 Losses: #95 Steel Valley (Munhall) (65-8), #2025 West Mifflin (46-0), #3908 Brentwood (Pittsburgh) (28-0), #4802 Apollo Ridge (Spring Church) (49-27), #4851 East Allegheny (North Versailles) (56-0), #7421 Avonworth (Pittsburgh) (35-6), #7843 New Brighton (34-21), #7865 Serra Catholic (McKeesport) (21-6), #9761 Carlynton (Carnegie) (27-26)
2016 Opponents W-L: 60-49
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 East Allegheny (North Versailles), 9/8 at Vincentian Academy (Pittsburgh), 9/15 Carlynton (Carnegie), 9/22 Steel Valley (Munhall), 9/29 at Serra Catholic (McKeesport), 10/6 Brentwood (Pittsburgh), 10/13 at New Brighton, 10/20 Avonworth (Pittsburgh), 10/27 at Apollo Ridge (Spring Church)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Steel Valley (Munhall) (47.6), Apollo Ridge (Spring Church) (15.1), Brentwood (Pittsburgh) (12.7)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Vincentian Academy (Pittsburgh) (-37.1), Carlynton (Carnegie) (-20.8), New Brighton (-0.5)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.3
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #294
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6077
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7
2017 Projected League Finish: 6th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%