Hanover Area (Hanover Township, PA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Hawks Colors: Blue/White Coach: Rick Hummer League: Wyoming Valley 3A-A (moving from Wyoming Valley 3) Playoff Division: AAA Playoff Division Rank: #80 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Connor Hummer 6'2" 215 Junior ILB Justin Stefanowicz 5'10" 215 Senior ILB Joseph Curcio 6'1" 195 Junior ATH STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Defense Team Weaknesses: New Coach/Learning New Systems RATINGS 2018 Final Power Rating: -31.7 2018 National Rank: #12378 2018 State Rank: #515 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 2019 Starting Power Rating: -44.5 2019 National Rank: #11990 2019 State Rank: #504 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): -2.5 Dynasty National Rank: #9822 2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 42 Dynasty Record: 74-97 (48-50 in league) HISTORICAL 2018 Overall Record: 3-8 2018 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th) 2018 Points For Average: 12.2 2018 Points Against Average: 34.9 2018 Differential: -22.7 2018 Wins: #11296 Northwest Area (Shickshinny) (37-36), #12853 GAR Memorial (Wilkes-Barre) (21-13), #14148 Holy Redeemer (Wilkes-Barre) (41-12) 2018 Losses: #3711 Lackawanna Trail (Factoryville) (35-6), #5136 Wyoming Area (Exeter) (44-0), #5136 Wyoming Area (Exeter) (56-7), #7493 Lake-Lehman (Lehman) (42-0), #8705 Greater Nanticoke Area (Nanticoke) (43-10), #10088 Meyers [Elmer L.] (Wilkes-Barre) (23-6), #10821 Athens (38-6), #10867 Riverside (Taylor) (42-0) 2018 Opponents W-L: 70-56 Recent League Championships: 2005 (Wyoming Valley 2) Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none SCHEDULE 2019 Schedule: 8/23 Athens, 8/30 Old Forge, 9/6 Lake-Lehman (Lehman), 9/13 Riverside (Taylor), 9/20 Western Wayne (Lake Ariel), 9/27 Holy Redeemer (Wilkes-Barre), 10/4 Northwest Area (Shickshinny), 10/11 Lackawanna Trail (Factoryville), 10/18 Wyoming Area (Exeter), 10/25 Greater Nanticoke Area (Nanticoke) Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Wyoming Area (Exeter) (-0.7), Western Wayne (Lake Ariel) (-9), Lackawanna Trail (Factoryville) (-11.2) Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Holy Redeemer (Wilkes-Barre) (-67.9), Northwest Area (Shickshinny) (-47.3), Athens (-41.8) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14 (-13.1 overall) 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -26.9 2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -12.9 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #402 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9811 2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8 2019 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |