Penns Valley Area (Spring Mills, PA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Rams
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Martin Tobias
League: Mountain
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #73

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2017 JV Record: 3-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Cole Breon 5'9" 150 Senior WR/DB 4.8
Ryan Ripka 5'10" 155 Senior RB/DB 4.45
Aaron Tobias 6'2" 195 Junior QB/DB 4.85

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Top Skill Position Players Return, P/LS Are Back, Attitude/Work-Ethic/Determination
Team Weaknesses: Line Inexperience, Youth, Small Senior Class

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -17.3
2017 National Rank: #10612
2017 State Rank: #439
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): -2.2
Dynasty National Rank: #9942
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 31.1
Dynasty Record: 50-100 (24-69 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 3-7
2017 League Record/Finish: 1-7 (8th)
2017 Points For Average: 20.5
2017 Points Against Average: 33.8
2017 Differential: -13.3
2017 Wins: #12021 Philipsburg-Osceola (Philipsburg) (48-24), #12049 Punxsutawney (22-21), #13984 Cowanesque Valley (Westfield) (61-6)
2017 Losses: #2294 Chestnut Ridge (New Paris) (42-14), #3085 Bellefonte (35-20), #3275 Huntingdon (56-8), #4759 Central (Martinsburg) (51-8), #6845 Clearfield (42-12), #8369 Tyrone (28-6), #8819 Bald Eagle Area (Wingate) (33-6)
2017 Opponents W-L: 58-55
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/27/17 Cowanesque Valley (Westfield) (61-6)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Fairfield, 8/31 Clearfield, 9/7 at Bald Eagle Area (Wingate), 9/14 at Central (Martinsburg), 9/21 Huntingdon, 9/28 at Midd-West (Middleburg), 10/5 Bellefonte, 10/12 Bishop Carroll (Ebensburg), 10/19 Tyrone, 10/26 at Philipsburg-Osceola (Philipsburg)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Huntingdon (5.5), Clearfield (-7.1), Bellefonte (-8.5)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Philipsburg-Osceola (Philipsburg) (-49.9), Bishop Carroll (Ebensburg) (-40.1), Fairfield (-36.5)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.2
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.1
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.9
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #318
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7788
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2018 Projected League Finish: 7th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%