Southern Columbia Area (Catawissa, PA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Tigers Colors: Black/Gold Coach: Jim Roth League: Heartland III (moving from Heartland II) Playoff Division: AA Playoff Division Rank: #1 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Gaige Garcia 5'10" 190 Junior Stone Hollenbach 6'2" 195 Senior QB Julian Fleming 6'2" 195 Junior WR/DB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: 3 Key Skill Position Players Return, 3 Of 4 LB Starters Are Back Team Weaknesses: RB, TE/LG/LT, Only 1 DL Starter Returns RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 55.2 2017 National Rank: #155 2017 State Rank: #5 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.7 Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3.1 Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4 2018 Starting Power Rating: 45.9 2018 National Rank: #136 2018 State Rank: #3 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 41.3 Dynasty National Rank: #429 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.6 Dynasty Record: 192-22 (77-6 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 16-0 2017 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2017 Points For Average: 50.9 2017 Points Against Average: 12.1 2017 Differential: +38.8 2017 Wins: #767 Wilmington Area (New Wilmington) (48-0), #1072 Sts. Neumann & Goretti [John & Maria] (Philadelphia) (45-12), #1248 Selinsgrove (49-28), #1835 Dunmore (56-19), #2549 Mount Carmel (49-14), #2549 Mount Carmel (29-7), #3134 Central Columbia (Bloomsburg) (42-0), #3134 Central Columbia (Bloomsburg) (59-14), #4301 Danville (41-10), #7236 Bloomsburg (49-0), #7775 Lewisburg (56-21), #8349 Montoursville (42-7), #9086 North Penn-Mansfield (Mansfield) (63-26), #9294 Shamokin Area (Coal Township) (55-7), #10232 Hughesville (57-0), #11332 Milton (75-28) 2017 Losses: none 2017 Opponents W-L: 114-77 Recent State Championships: 2017, 2015, 2006 (A), 2005 (A), 2004 (A), 2003 (A) Recent League Championships: 2017 (Heartland II), 2016 (Heartland II), 2015 (Heartland II), 2014 (Heartland II), 2013, 2012, 2009 (tied for 1st; Heartland II), 2006 (Central Susquehanna 2), 2005 (tied for 1st; Central Susquehanna 2), 2004 (Central Susquehanna 2), 2003 (Central Susquehanna 2) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 16 Streak List: 8/25/17 Shamokin Area (Coal Township) (55-7), 9/1/17 Bloomsburg (49-0), 9/8/17 Mount Carmel (29-7), 9/15/17 Hughesville (57-0), 9/22/17 Lewisburg (56-21), 9/29/17 Milton (75-28), 10/6/17 Montoursville (42-7), 10/13/17 Danville (41-10), 10/20/17 Central Columbia (Bloomsburg) (42-0), 10/27/17 Selinsgrove (49-28), 11/3/17 North Penn-Mansfield (Mansfield) (63-26), 11/10/17 Central Columbia (Bloomsburg) (59-14), 11/17/17 Mount Carmel (49-14), 11/24/17 Sts. Neumann & Goretti [John & Maria] (Philadelphia) (45-12), 12/1/17 Dunmore (56-19), 12/8/17 Wilmington Area (New Wilmington) (48-0) SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 Bloomsburg, 8/31 at Mount Carmel, 9/7 Selinsgrove, 9/14 Shamokin Area (Coal Township), 9/21 at Central Columbia (Bloomsburg), 9/28 at South Williamsport, 10/5 Jersey Shore, 10/12 at Shikellamy (Sunbury), 10/19 Hughesville, 10/26 at Danville Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Mount Carmel (14.3), Central Columbia (Bloomsburg) (12.1), Selinsgrove (6) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Hughesville (-36.1), Bloomsburg (-24.2), Shamokin Area (Coal Township) (-18.5) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.9 (18.3 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.7 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.6 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #154 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4129 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0 2018 Projected League Finish: 1st 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 90% |