| Hickory (Hermitage, PA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Hornets Colors: Black/Red Coach: Bill Brest League: District 10 Region 5 (moving from District 10 Region 2) Playoff Division: AAA Playoff Division Rank: #33 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2017 JV Record: 4-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Hayden Gallagher 6'0" 195 Senior QB/LB 4.6 Simeon McKinley 6'1" 215 Senior RB/OLB 4.45 Sam Scarton 6'2" 190 Senior P/K 4.7 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed, Skill, QB Experience Team Weaknesses: OL Depth/Size RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 5.1 2017 National Rank: #5715 2017 State Rank: #220 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5 Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6.3 2018 Starting Power Rating: -5.9 2018 National Rank: #4681 2018 State Rank: #178 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 25.9 Dynasty National Rank: #2190 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 31.8 Dynasty Record: 116-54 (64-32 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 5-6 2017 League Record/Finish: 4-4 (tied for 4th) 2017 Points For Average: 24.5 2017 Points Against Average: 21 2017 Differential: +3.5 2017 Wins: #4351 Sharpsville (30-14), #4920 Slippery Rock (27-0), #10922 Mercer (62-7), #11162 Lakeview (Stoneboro) (41-14), #11597 Corry (41-7) 2017 Losses: #767 Wilmington Area (New Wilmington) (52-0), #1858 Sharon (27-6), #2570 Greenville (27-26), #3542 Mercyhurst Prep (Erie) (28-10), #5146 Reynolds (Greenville) (27-13), #8510 Westinghouse (Pittsburgh) (28-13) 2017 Opponents W-L: 69-57 Recent League Championships: 2016 (District 10 Region 2), 2012 (tied for 1st; District 10 Region 3 AA), 2003 (Mercer County AAA) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 Sharpsville, 8/31 Sharon, 9/7 Mercyhurst Prep (Erie), 9/14 Conneaut Area (Linesville), 9/21 Greenville, 9/28 Grove City, 10/5 Westinghouse (Pittsburgh), 10/12 Slippery Rock, 10/19 vs Wilmington Area (New Wilmington) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Wilmington Area (New Wilmington) (23.3), Sharon (18.5), Grove City (15.9) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Westinghouse (Pittsburgh) (-29.4), Conneaut Area (Linesville) (-10.9), Greenville (-3.2) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1 (8 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #37 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2093 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6 2018 Projected League Finish: 4th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |