| Valley View (Archbald, PA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cougars Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: George Howanitz League: Lackawanna 2 Playoff Division: AAAA Playoff Division Rank: #14 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2017 JV Record: 5-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Brian Durkin 6'4" 270 T/DE 5.2 Mason Kordish 5'9" 170 RB/DB 4.7 Janaasah Boone 6'0" 190 ATH/DB 4.7 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Entire OL Returns, Skill Position Players Team Weaknesses: Depth RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 22.9 2017 National Rank: #2383 2017 State Rank: #80 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: 5.8 2018 National Rank: #2622 2018 State Rank: #84 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 18.8 Dynasty National Rank: #3787 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 13 Dynasty Record: 87-78 (48-51 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 10-4 2017 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2017 Points For Average: 35.9 2017 Points Against Average: 19.1 2017 Differential: +16.8 2017 Wins: #2391 Berwick (24-17), #5150 North Pocono (Covington Township) (28-21), #6603 Coughlin [James M.] (Wilkes-Barre) (40-7), #6947 Western Wayne (Lake Ariel) (35-7), #7454 Crestwood (Mountain Top) (51-0), #8329 Pittston (58-20), #8863 West Scranton (Scranton) (46-20), #9594 Abington Heights (Clarks Summit) (48-13), #9646 Lakeland (Jermyn) (63-14), #9667 Honesdale (34-16) 2017 Losses: #427 Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia) (41-0), #947 Delaware Valley (Milford) (28-21), #2086 Scranton Prep (Scranton) (35-34), #4468 Scranton (28-21) 2017 Opponents W-L: 92-72 Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st; Lackawanna 1) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 Wallenpaupack Area (Hawley), 9/1 at Abington Heights (Clarks Summit), 9/7 at West Scranton (Scranton), 9/14 Scranton Prep (Scranton), 9/21 Honesdale, 9/28 at Berwick, 10/5 Western Wayne (Lake Ariel), 10/12 at Dallas, 10/19 Scranton, 10/26 at North Pocono (Covington Township) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Berwick (6.8), Scranton Prep (Scranton) (6.4), Dallas (4.8) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Honesdale (-32.9), West Scranton (Scranton) (-20.9), Abington Heights (Clarks Summit) (-19.5) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.9 (13.4 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.2 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.1 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #187 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4857 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 7% |