Big Spring (Newville, PA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Maroon/Gold Coach: Cory Hoffman League: Mid-Penn - Colonial Playoff Division: AAAA Playoff Division Rank: #78 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 2 Returning Defensive Starters: 2 2017 JV Record: 6-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Nathan Fetchkan 5'11" 220 Junior RB/LB 4.85 Gavin Pritchard 6'6" 220 Junior WR/DE 4.8 Tim Siwy 6'0" 185 Senior QB 5.01 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Work-Ethic, Strength Team Weaknesses: Youth RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -13.2 2017 National Rank: #9826 2017 State Rank: #407 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -11.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -40.2 2018 National Rank: #11780 2018 State Rank: #491 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -4.6 Dynasty National Rank: #10562 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 35.6 Dynasty Record: 45-105 [44-106 on the field] (26-67 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 4-6 2017 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (6th) 2017 Points For Average: 28.2 2017 Points Against Average: 24.5 2017 Differential: +3.7 2017 Wins: #10143 Greencastle-Antrim (Greencastle) (25-20), #11560 Boiling Springs (31-19), #12899 Biglerville (63-3), #13678 Buchanan [James] (Mercersburg) (48-7) 2017 Losses: #3439 East Pennsboro (Enola) (55-46), #5959 Waynesboro (24-21), #6907 Northern York (Dillsburg) (34-7), #7003 Shippensburg (27-21), #8612 Mifflin County (Lewistown) (35-13), #8754 West Perry (Elliottsburg) (21-7) 2017 Opponents W-L: 38-64 Recent League Championships: 2003 (Mid-Penn Colonial) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Biglerville, 8/31 Buchanan [James] (Mercersburg), 9/7 at Boiling Springs, 9/14 Kennard-Dale (Fawn Grove), 9/21 at Waynesboro, 9/28 Mifflin County (Lewistown), 10/5 at Greencastle-Antrim (Greencastle), 10/12 West Perry (Elliottsburg), 10/19 Northern York (Dillsburg), 10/26 Shippensburg Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Northern York (Dillsburg) (-13.5), Waynesboro (-18), Mifflin County (Lewistown) (-19.1) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Buchanan [James] (Mercersburg) (-55.6), Biglerville (-46.8), Boiling Springs (-35.4) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.6 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -31.4 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -24.8 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #483 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11652 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7 2018 Projected League Finish: 7th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%