South Side (Hookstown, PA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Rams Colors: Black/White Coach: Luke Travelpiece League: WPIAL 2A Three Rivers (moving from WPIAL 2A Midwestern) Playoff Division: AA Playoff Division Rank: #24 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 10 Returning Defensive Starters: 10 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: RB Experience, More Balanced Offensively, Secondary Team Weaknesses: Must Lessen Turnovers, Must Improve Run Defense RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -5 2017 National Rank: #8144 2017 State Rank: #319 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +12 2018 Starting Power Rating: -8.5 2018 National Rank: #5184 2018 State Rank: #195 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 7.3 Dynasty National Rank: #7158 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.8 Dynasty Record: 68-82 (41-62 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 3-7 2017 League Record/Finish: 1-6 (7th) 2017 Points For Average: 24 2017 Points Against Average: 33.1 2017 Differential: -9.1 2017 Wins: #5450 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (Coraopolis) (28-21), #9308 New Brighton (28-21), #12263 Waynesburg Central (Waynesburg) (55-21) 2017 Losses: #2162 North Catholic (Cranberry Township) (47-21), #2390 Riverside (Ellwood City) (50-12), #4710 Neshannock (New Castle) (38-27), #5265 Serra Catholic (McKeesport) (42-21), #5664 Mohawk Area (Bessemer) (35-27), #5718 Freedom (21-14), #8267 Laurel (New Castle) (35-7) 2017 Opponents W-L: 57-53 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 1 Streak List: 10/27/17 Waynesburg Central (Waynesburg) (55-21) SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/25 Sto-Rox (McKees Rocks), 8/31 Western Beaver (Industry), 9/7 Serra Catholic (McKeesport), 9/14 at Carlynton (Carnegie), 9/21 Burgettstown, 9/28 at Brentwood (Pittsburgh), 10/5 South Allegheny (McKeesport), 10/12 Seton LaSalle (Pittsburgh), 10/19 Fort Cherry (McDonald), 10/26 Steel Valley (Munhall) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Steel Valley (Munhall) (3.9), Seton LaSalle (Pittsburgh) (-0.8), Burgettstown (-4.3) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Carlynton (Carnegie) (-38.8), Western Beaver (Industry) (-36.8), Sto-Rox (McKees Rocks) (-36) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.8 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.2 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -26 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #319 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7821 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2018 Projected League Finish: 4th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%