Westmont Hilltop (Johnstown, PA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Hilltoppers Colors: Scarlet/Gray Coach: Pat Barron League: Laurel Highlands Playoff Division: AA Playoff Division Rank: #32 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2016 JV Record: 7-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Camden Moors 5'10" 165 Junior RB/S Lee Santee 6'0" 175 Junior QB/DB Trent Adams 5'7" 180 Senior FB/OLB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Backfield Experience, Many Young Players Last Season Earned Playing Time, Young Talent Team Weaknesses: Very Young, Replacing Some OL RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 7.7 2016 National Rank: #5633 2016 State Rank: #237 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.6 2017 Starting Power Rating: 8.2 2017 National Rank: #5417 2017 State Rank: #244 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -0.6 Dynasty National Rank: #8413 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.8 Dynasty Record: 48-93 (46-81 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 7-5 2016 League Record/Finish: 6-4 (4th) 2016 Points For Average: 21.8 2016 Points Against Average: 22.1 2016 Differential: -0.3 2016 Wins: #6606 Somerset (34-7), #6863 Bedford (21-16), #8014 Forest Hills (Sidman) (45-34), #8769 West Shamokin (Rural Valley) (16-12), #9946 Richland (Johnstown) (28-13), #11937 Central Cambria (Ebensburg) (35-20), #12651 Bishop Carroll (Ebensburg) (35-14) 2016 Losses: #676 Bishop Guilfoyle (Altoona) (35-7), #1044 Ligonier Valley (Ligonier) (35-0), #2064 Greater Johnstown (Johnstown) (28-27), #3266 Bishop McCort (Johnstown) (23-13), #7668 Penn Cambria (Cresson) (28-0) 2016 Opponents W-L: 80-61 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Forest Hills (Sidman), 9/2 Bishop Guilfoyle (Altoona), 9/8 at Penn Cambria (Cresson), 9/16 Greater Johnstown (Johnstown), 9/22 at Somerset, 9/30 Bedford, 10/6 at Bishop McCort (Johnstown), 10/14 Richland (Johnstown), 10/20 at Bishop Carroll (Ebensburg), 10/28 Central Cambria (Ebensburg) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop Guilfoyle (Altoona) (38.9), Greater Johnstown (Johnstown) (24.7), Bishop McCort (Johnstown) (17.3) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop Carroll (Ebensburg) (-26.9), Central Cambria (Ebensburg) (-17.8), Penn Cambria (Cresson) (-9.8) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.2 (8.5 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.4 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.8 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #292 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6043 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2017 Projected League Finish: 4th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%