| Lackawanna Trail (Factoryville, PA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lions Colors: Black/Red Coach: Steve Jervis League: Lackawanna 4 (moving from Lackawanna 3) Playoff Division: A Playoff Division Rank: #14 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Nathan Rolka 6'3.5" 220 Senior QB/DE 4.72 Zac Cost 6'2" 220 Senior TE/DE 4.82 Cody Moyle 5'10" 175 Senior RB/SS 4.54 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Offensive Experience, Kicking Game Experience Team Weaknesses: Replacing Best Lineman/Top Tackler RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 0.1 2017 National Rank: #6868 2017 State Rank: #263 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -11.9 2018 National Rank: #5993 2018 State Rank: #236 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 7.5 Dynasty National Rank: #7094 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 19.4 Dynasty Record: 101-71 (55-28 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 8-3 2017 League Record/Finish: 7-2 (3rd) 2017 Points For Average: 30.5 2017 Points Against Average: 16.9 2017 Differential: +13.6 2017 Wins: #8411 Carbondale (28-14), #8575 Northwest Area (Shickshinny) (27-6), #9379 Mid Valley (Throop) (25-21), #9646 Lakeland (Jermyn) (34-20), #11161 Susquehanna (41-12), #11372 Riverside (Taylor) (29-18), #12984 Montrose (48-0), #14143 Holy Cross (Dunmore) (55-0) 2017 Losses: #1835 Dunmore (34-7), #5302 Old Forge (32-20), #5302 Old Forge (29-22) 2017 Opponents W-L: 68-58 Recent League Championships: 2007 (Lackawanna 3), 2005 (Lackawanna 3), 2003 (Lackawanna III) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 Northwest Area (Shickshinny), 9/1 at Susquehanna, 9/7 at Montrose, 9/14 Dunmore, 9/21 Carbondale, 9/28 at Mid Valley (Throop), 10/5 Old Forge, 10/12 at Hanover Area (Hanover Township), 10/19 Lake-Lehman (Lehman), 10/27 at Holy Cross (Dunmore) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Dunmore (3.9), Old Forge (-8.5), Lake-Lehman (Lehman) (-15.4) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Holy Cross (Dunmore) (-66.2), Montrose (-49.1), Hanover Area (Hanover Township) (-47.1) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.1 (-5.2 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -28.1 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #438 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10862 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2% |