| Elk County Catholic (St. Marys, PA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Crusaders Colors: Maroon/Gold Coach: Tony Gerg League: District 9 - Small (moving from Allegheny Mountain - Southern) Playoff Division: A Playoff Division Rank: #58 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 10 Returning Defensive Starters: 10 2017 JV Record: 3-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Ben Sherry 6'5" 260 Senior DL/OL 5.1 Dan Wimer 5'5" 170 Senior DL/OL 5.5 Alex Fedus 5'10" 240 Senior DL/OL 5.6 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Nearly All Starters Return, Roster Size, Maturity Team Weaknesses: Size RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -28.6 2017 National Rank: #12415 2017 State Rank: #511 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -38.6 2018 National Rank: #11519 2018 State Rank: #478 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -0.3 Dynasty National Rank: #9397 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 38.3 Dynasty Record: 78-76 (34-43 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 2-7 2017 League Record/Finish: 2-7 (tied for 9th) 2017 Points For Average: 13.6 2017 Points Against Average: 32 2017 Differential: -18.4 2017 Wins: #13752 Cameron County (Emporium) (27-6), #13969 Sheffield (27-12) 2017 Losses: #3924 Kane (49-9), #6968 Ridgway/Johnsonburg (Ridgway) (41-0), #7233 Curwensville (43-12), #7304 Bradford (42-0), #7968 Brockway (49-12), #10225 Otto-Eldred/Oswayo Valley (Duke Center) (32-23), #10395 Coudersport (14-12) 2017 Opponents W-L: 55-43 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Curwensville, 8/31 at Coudersport, 9/7 Redbank Valley (New Bethlehem), 9/14 Port Allegany, 9/21 Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley (Rimersburg), 9/28 Cameron County (Emporium), 10/5 Clarion-Limestone (Strattanville), 10/12 Sheffield, 10/19 Keystone (Knox) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Redbank Valley (New Bethlehem) (-23.9), Curwensville (-26.3), Coudersport (-34.5) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Cameron County (Emporium) (-67.5), Sheffield (-61.4), Union/Allegheny-Clarion Valley (Rimersburg) (-60.7) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.5 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -46.9 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -38.4 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #575 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13758 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2018 Projected League Finish: 5th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |