Meyersdale (PA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Red Raiders Colors: Black/Red Coach: Ryan Donaldson League: Western Pennsylvania [WPAC] Playoff Division: A Playoff Division Rank: #46 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Devin Kretchman 6'0" 205 Junior RB/LB 4.9 Riley Whitfield 6'1" 275 Junior OL/DL 5.6 Kirk Eberly 5'10" 170 Senior WR/DB 4.7 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Accountability/Work-Ethic Team Weaknesses: Underclassmen Inexperience, No JV Team In Past To Feed Varsity RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -18.3 2017 National Rank: #10769 2017 State Rank: #443 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -33.3 2018 National Rank: #10574 2018 State Rank: #433 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -2.1 Dynasty National Rank: #9911 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 31.2 Dynasty Record: 82-76 (73-58 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 4-6 2017 League Record/Finish: 4-5 (tied for 5th) 2017 Points For Average: 27 2017 Points Against Average: 26.3 2017 Differential: +0.7 2017 Wins: #11374 Blacklick Valley (Nanty Glo) (41-27), #11822 North Star (Boswell) (33-20), #12564 Conemaugh Township (Davidsville) (38-21), #13764 Conemaugh Valley (Johnstown) (55-15) 2017 Losses: #5400 Berlin Brothersvalley (Berlin) (27-14), #6660 Portage (35-7), #7899 Ferndale (Johnstown) (25-14), #8317 Windber (39-35), #9386 West Shamokin (Rural Valley) (32-18), #10853 Shade (Cairnbrook) (22-15) 2017 Opponents W-L: 54-58 Recent League Championships: 2013, 2006 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 Ferndale (Johnstown), 8/31 at Blacklick Valley (Nanty Glo), 9/7 Shade (Cairnbrook), 9/14 at Conemaugh Township (Davidsville), 9/22 at Conemaugh Valley (Johnstown), 9/28 Windber, 10/5 at Berlin Brothersvalley (Berlin), 10/12 Portage, 10/19 at North Star (Boswell) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Portage (-16.5), Berlin Brothersvalley (Berlin) (-18.5), Windber (-21.5) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Conemaugh Valley (Johnstown) (-53.1), North Star (Boswell) (-42.5), Conemaugh Township (Davidsville) (-34.9) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -30.3 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.3 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #465 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11408 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6 2018 Projected League Finish: 7th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%