Yough (Herminie, PA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cougars Colors: Green/Black Coach: Scott Wood League: WPIAL 3A Interstate Playoff Division: AAA Playoff Division Rank: #58 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 2017 JV Record: 0-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Dustin Shoaf 6'1" 205 Senior RB/S 4.6 Nate Magill 6'4" 305 Senior OL/DL 5.3 Reno Ustazewski 5'11" 215 Junior FB/LB 4.9 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Senior Class Experience, Leading WPIAL Rusher Returns Team Weaknesses: Depth RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -19.8 2017 National Rank: #11043 2017 State Rank: #452 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +11.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -23.8 2018 National Rank: #8762 2018 State Rank: #352 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 2.3 Dynasty National Rank: #8702 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 26.1 Dynasty Record: 54-89 (47-64 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 2-8 2017 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (6th) 2017 Points For Average: 14 2017 Points Against Average: 37 2017 Differential: -23 2017 Wins: #12263 Waynesburg Central (Waynesburg) (21-6), #13153 Southmoreland (Alverton) (49-38) 2017 Losses: #2068 Derry (47-8), #3028 Elizabeth Forward (Elizabeth) (50-0), #3056 Freeport (43-6), #3820 South Park (48-14), #6254 Hopewell (Aliquippa) (47-27), #6482 McGuffey (Claysville) (33-0), #7289 Bethlehem Center (Fredericktown) (13-8), #7911 Mt. Pleasant (45-7) 2017 Opponents W-L: 51-49 Recent League Championships: 2008 (WPIAL AAA Keystone), 2006 (tied for 1st; WPIAL AA 5), 2005 (WPIAL AAA 2) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 Serra Catholic (McKeesport), 8/31 Uniontown, 9/7 Mt. Pleasant, 9/14 Deer Lakes (Russellton), 9/21 Burrell (Lower Burrell), 9/28 Freeport, 10/5 Aliquippa, 10/9 at North Catholic (Cranberry Township), 10/12 Derry, 10/26 Elizabeth Forward (Elizabeth) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Aliquippa (38.1), Derry (7.9), Freeport (6.8) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Uniontown (-48), Burrell (Lower Burrell) (-20.7), Deer Lakes (Russellton) (-20.6) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.3 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.5 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -10.8 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #129 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3810 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8 2018 Projected League Finish: 8th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%