| Yough (Herminie, PA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cougars Colors: Green/Black Coach: Scott Wood League: WPIAL 3A Interstate (moving from WPIAL 3A 3) Playoff Division: AAA Playoff Division Rank: #46 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Dustin Shoaf 6'1" 200 Junior RB/S 4.6 Brian Dinahue 6'1" 205 Senior WR/S 4.8 Scott Houseman 6'5" 310 Senior OL/DL 5.2 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Many Returning Starters, Big/Athletic OL, 1000-Yard Rusher Is Back Team Weaknesses: Very Little Depth RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -0.7 2016 National Rank: #7560 2016 State Rank: #318 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.7 2017 Starting Power Rating: 2.8 2017 National Rank: #6661 2017 State Rank: #279 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -3.8 Dynasty National Rank: #9386 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.6 Dynasty Record: 52-81 (45-59 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 4-5 2016 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 5th) 2016 Points For Average: 20.2 2016 Points Against Average: 24.8 2016 Differential: -4.6 2016 Wins: #7076 McGuffey (Claysville) (31-7), #9513 Bethlehem Center (Fredericktown) (32-20), #10961 Southmoreland (Alverton) (20-19), #11888 Waynesburg Central (Waynesburg) (40-20) 2016 Losses: #2043 Derry (28-7), #3699 Mt. Pleasant (42-7), #4070 Hopewell (Aliquippa) (26-13), #4440 South Park (41-14), #5367 Elizabeth Forward (Elizabeth) (20-18) 2016 Opponents W-L: 42-48 Recent League Championships: 2008 (WPIAL AAA Keystone), 2006 (tied for 1st; WPIAL AA 5), 2005 (WPIAL AAA 2) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Freeport, 9/1 at Bethlehem Center (Fredericktown), 9/8 at Derry, 9/15 Hopewell (Aliquippa), 9/22 Waynesburg Central (Waynesburg), 9/29 at McGuffey (Claysville), 10/6 Elizabeth Forward (Elizabeth), 10/13 at Mt. Pleasant, 10/20 at Southmoreland (Alverton), 10/27 South Park Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Derry (25), Mt. Pleasant (14.9), South Park (14.5) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Waynesburg Central (Waynesburg) (-24.6), Bethlehem Center (Fredericktown) (-13.6), Southmoreland (Alverton) (-10.6) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.7 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.8 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.9 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #303 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6238 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2017 Projected League Finish: 6th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |