Lincoln (Ellwood City, PA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wolverines Colors: Blue/White Coach: Robert Magnifico League: WPIAL 2A Midwestern (moving from WPIAL 3A Beaver Valley) Playoff Division: AA Playoff Division Rank: #33 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Ryan Gibbons 6'1" 175 Sophomore QB/MLB Rick Pitrelli 5'11" 190 Senior RB/MLB Coulton Cunningham 5'10" 185 Senior MLB/G STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Positions, Improved Lines Team Weaknesses: WR, Secondary RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 2.1 2017 National Rank: #6386 2017 State Rank: #244 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -11.9 2018 National Rank: #5993 2018 State Rank: #236 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 8.5 Dynasty National Rank: #6793 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 20.4 Dynasty Record: 42-96 (29-81 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 2-7 2017 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th) 2017 Points For Average: 10 2017 Points Against Average: 30.6 2017 Differential: -20.6 2017 Wins: #7625 Valley (New Kensington) (20-18), #9937 Beaver Falls (28-0) 2017 Losses: #239 Quaker Valley (Leetsdale) (28-0), #394 Aliquippa (39-0), #1277 Beaver (57-14), #1961 Central Valley (Monaca) (42-7), #2068 Derry (35-7), #2390 Riverside (Ellwood City) (40-0), #6254 Hopewell (Aliquippa) (16-14) 2017 Opponents W-L: 67-34 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Beaver Falls, 8/31 Serra Catholic (McKeesport), 9/7 New Brighton, 9/14 Neshannock (New Castle), 9/21 Freedom, 9/28 Western Beaver (Industry), 10/5 Shenango (New Castle), 10/12 Riverside (Ellwood City), 10/19 Mohawk Area (Bessemer), 10/26 Brentwood (Pittsburgh) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Riverside (Ellwood City) (-0.9), Serra Catholic (McKeesport) (-7.7), Freedom (-9.4) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Western Beaver (Industry) (-36.8), Shenango (New Castle) (-35.4), Beaver Falls (-31) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.2 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.7 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -43.9 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #328 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7965 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2018 Projected League Finish: 4th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%