Central Dauphin East (Harrisburg, PA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Black/White
Coach: Aaron Blanding
League: Mid-Penn - Commonwealth
Playoff Division: AAAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #46

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2017 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Shawn Brown 5'8" 160 Junior QB/DB 4.4
Logan Fleegal 6'2" 295 Junior OL
Stephon Brown 5'7" 155 Senior WR/DB 4.5

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 3 OL Starters Returning
Team Weaknesses: QB Youth

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 19.8
2017 National Rank: #2855
2017 State Rank: #99
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -2.2
2018 National Rank: #3941
2018 State Rank: #145
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 24
Dynasty National Rank: #2551
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 26.2
Dynasty Record: 64-98 (34-66 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 6-5
2017 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 4th)
2017 Points For Average: 20.3
2017 Points Against Average: 33.6
2017 Differential: -13.3
2017 Wins: #1854 Central Dauphin (Harrisburg) (35-31), #3188 Lower Dauphin (Hummelstown) (21-14), #4730 Carlisle (21-14), #5877 Susquehanna Township (Harrisburg) (39-16), #5899 Milton Hershey (Hershey) (28-26), #9237 Chambersburg (36-26)
2017 Losses: #282 Harrisburg (45-7), #525 State College (34-14), #611 Cumberland Valley (Mechanicsburg) (42-3), #611 Cumberland Valley (Mechanicsburg) (62-9), #1569 Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg) (60-10)
2017 Opponents W-L: 76-49
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/25 Manheim Township (Lancaster), 8/31 Lower Dauphin (Hummelstown), 9/8 at Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains, NY), 9/15 at Harrisburg, 9/21 Altoona, 9/28 at State College, 10/5 Chambersburg, 10/12 at Carlisle, 10/19 Cumberland Valley (Mechanicsburg), 10/26 Central Dauphin (Harrisburg)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: State College (34), Archbishop Stepinac (White Plains, NY) (31.2), Harrisburg (23.8)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Chambersburg (-24.7), Altoona (-11.3), Lower Dauphin (Hummelstown) (-9)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.6 (29.3 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.9
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.7
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #20
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1028
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2018 Projected League Finish: 5th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%