Scranton (PA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Knights Coach: Steve Shumbres League: Lackawanna 1 Playoff Division: AAAAAA Playoff Division Rank: #65 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 2 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2017 JV Record: 0-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Grayson Lavelle 6'1" 305 Senior G/DT 5.5 Jerrod Brown 5'8" 165 Senior WR/CB 4.6 James Vieira 5'9" 185 HB/OLB 4.6 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: 3 Of 4 Secondary Starters Return, Speed Team Weaknesses: Only 1 Starting OL Returns, Nearly All Offensive Production Lost To Graduation RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 11 2017 National Rank: #4468 2017 State Rank: #177 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -13 2018 National Rank: #6238 2018 State Rank: #248 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 25.4 Dynasty National Rank: #2283 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 38.4 Dynasty Record: 96-64 (65-31 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 6-5 2017 League Record/Finish: 1-2 (3rd) 2017 Points For Average: 28.4 2017 Points Against Average: 32.5 2017 Differential: -4.1 2017 Wins: #2383 Valley View (Archbald) (28-21), #2860 Wyoming Valley West (Plymouth) (58-48), #5150 North Pocono (Covington Township) (42-35), #8863 West Scranton (Scranton) (35-20), #9594 Abington Heights (Clarks Summit) (31-19), #9667 Honesdale (34-13) 2017 Losses: #947 Delaware Valley (Milford) (45-7), #947 Delaware Valley (Milford) (49-28), #2857 Hazleton (34-8), #3352 Williamsport (38-34), #6341 Wallenpaupack Area (Hawley) (35-7) 2017 Opponents W-L: 71-60 Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011 (tied for 1st), 2003 (Lackawanna I) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Wyoming Valley West (Plymouth), 8/31 Scranton Prep (Scranton), 9/7 at North Pocono (Covington Township), 9/14 Wallenpaupack Area (Hawley), 9/21 Abington Heights (Clarks Summit), 9/28 at Williamsport, 10/5 at West Scranton (Scranton), 10/12 Hazleton, 10/19 at Valley View (Archbald), 10/26 Delaware Valley (Milford) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Hazleton (12.4), Williamsport (9.2), Delaware Valley (Milford) (9.2) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: West Scranton (Scranton) (-20.9), Abington Heights (Clarks Summit) (-19.5), North Pocono (Covington Township) (-10.3) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10 (18.2 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.9 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -10.9 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #66 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2706 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8 2018 Projected League Finish: 4th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%