Laurel (New Castle, PA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Spartans Colors: Green/White Coach: Brian Cooper League: WPIAL 1A Big Seven (moving from WPIAL 2A Midwestern) Playoff Division: A Playoff Division Rank: #28 RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -5.6 2017 National Rank: #8267 2017 State Rank: #326 Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -26.1 2018 National Rank: #9217 2018 State Rank: #368 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 17.2 Dynasty National Rank: #4204 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 43.3 Dynasty Record: 81-67 (63-48 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 3-8 2017 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (6th) 2017 Points For Average: 18.7 2017 Points Against Average: 27.9 2017 Differential: -9.2 2017 Wins: #8144 South Side (Hookstown) (35-7), #9308 New Brighton (49-24), #12437 Carlynton (Carnegie) (47-15) 2017 Losses: #1615 Steel Valley (Munhall) (42-13), #2162 North Catholic (Cranberry Township) (48-14), #2390 Riverside (Ellwood City) (35-0), #4710 Neshannock (New Castle) (21-7), #5664 Mohawk Area (Bessemer) (20-14), #5718 Freedom (42-20), #7795 Union Area (New Castle) (20-7), #9323 Deer Lakes (Russellton) (33-0) 2017 Opponents W-L: 61-56 Recent League Championships: 2004 (WPIAL AA 4) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 Mohawk Area (Bessemer), 8/31 Rochester, 9/7 Bishop Canevin (Pittsburgh), 9/14 at California (Coal Center), 9/21 Clairton, 9/28 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (Coraopolis), 10/5 Union Area (New Castle), 10/12 Cornell (Coraopolis), 10/19 Sto-Rox (McKees Rocks), 10/26 Northgate (Pittsburgh) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Clairton (-1.5), California (Coal Center) (-4.1), Rochester (-4.3) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Cornell (Coraopolis) (-45.5), Northgate (Pittsburgh) (-45.5), Sto-Rox (McKees Rocks) (-36) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.6 (10.1 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -20.5 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -25.1 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #351 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8555 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2018 Projected League Finish: 4th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.