Northwestern (Albion, PA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Black/Red Coach: Mark Brooks League: District 10 Region 3 Playoff Division: AA Playoff Division Rank: #81 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2017 JV Record: 4-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Alex Rimel 6'2" 255 Junior T/DL 5.28 Jeremy Dohanic 5'6" 150 Senior RB/DB 4.75 Isaak Simitoski 6'0" 200 Senior DE/TE 5.25 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Return Multiple Contributors To Defensive Front 7, Improved Defensively Team Weaknesses: Must Replace Two Great Offensive Weapons RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -15 2017 National Rank: #10185 2017 State Rank: #421 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -37 2018 National Rank: #11257 2018 State Rank: #469 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 2.4 Dynasty National Rank: #8674 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 39.4 Dynasty Record: 61-92 (46-57 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 5-5 2017 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd) 2017 Points For Average: 29.9 2017 Points Against Average: 34.7 2017 Differential: -4.8 2017 Wins: #10071 Maplewood (Guys Mills) (32-26), #11090 Eisenhower (Russell) (27-19), #13184 North East (56-24), #13844 Girard (33-8), #14240 Saegertown (74-30) 2017 Losses: #2570 Greenville (63-19), #5441 General McLane (Edinboro) (56-13), #7413 Fort LeBoeuf (Waterford) (45-7), #7510 Seneca (Erie) (36-22), #7909 Iroquois (Erie) (40-16) 2017 Opponents W-L: 46-56 Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st; District 10 Region 4 AA), 2013 (tied for 1st; District 10 Region 4 AA), 2012 (tied for 1st; District 10 Region 4 AA) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 vs Greenville, 8/31 Mercer, 9/7 at Wilmington Area (New Wilmington), 9/14 Seneca (Erie), 9/21 Eisenhower (Russell), 9/28 vs Iroquois (Erie), 10/5 vs Lakeview (Stoneboro), 10/12 Conneaut (OH), 10/19 at Reynolds (Greenville), 10/26 Girard Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Wilmington Area (New Wilmington) (23.3), Greenville (-3.2), Seneca (Erie) (-11.3) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Girard (-56.8), Lakeview (Stoneboro) (-44.1), Eisenhower (Russell) (-41.7) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.8 (-6.8 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -21.6 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.8 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #362 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8926 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7 2018 Projected League Finish: 4th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%