| Laurel (New Castle, PA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Spartans Colors: Green/White Coach: Brian Cooper League: WPIAL 1A Big Seven Playoff Division: A Playoff Division Rank: #3 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Mitch Miles 6'4" 280 Junior 5.18 Dom Wade 6'0" 230 Senior 4.9 Dan Blank 5'10" 170 4.52 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Running Game, Experience, Big/Physical Line Team Weaknesses: Secondary Play RATINGS 2018 Final Power Rating: 3.2 2018 National Rank: #5676 2018 State Rank: #219 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +11.5 2019 Starting Power Rating: -0.6 2019 National Rank: #3300 2019 State Rank: #117 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 16.3 Dynasty National Rank: #4270 2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.9 Dynasty Record: 87-71 (68-50 in league) HISTORICAL 2018 Overall Record: 6-4 2018 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd) 2018 Points For Average: 32.6 2018 Points Against Average: 22.8 2018 Differential: +9.8 2018 Wins: #6622 Sto-Rox (McKees Rocks) (51-26), #8381 California (Coal Center) (37-14), #9089 Cornell (Coraopolis) (35-34), #11132 Union Area (New Castle) (48-13), #12334 Bishop Canevin (Pittsburgh) (44-7), #13315 Northgate (Pittsburgh) (60-0) 2018 Losses: #1837 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (Coraopolis) (55-13), #3121 Rochester (26-14), #4038 Clairton (25-12), #4688 Mohawk Area (Bessemer) (28-12) 2018 Opponents W-L: 63-47 Recent League Championships: 2004 (WPIAL AA 4) Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: 4 Streak List: 10/5/18 Union Area (New Castle) (48-13), 10/12/18 Cornell (Coraopolis) (35-34), 10/19/18 Sto-Rox (McKees Rocks) (51-26), 10/27/18 Northgate (Pittsburgh) (60-0) SCHEDULE 2019 Schedule: 8/23 Mohawk Area (Bessemer), 8/30 at Rochester, 9/6 at Bishop Canevin (Pittsburgh), 9/13 California (Coal Center), 9/20 at Clairton, 9/27 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (Coraopolis), 10/4 Union Area (New Castle), 10/11 at Cornell (Coraopolis), 10/18 at Sto-Rox (McKees Rocks), 10/25 Northgate (Pittsburgh) Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Rochester (2.3), Clairton (-4.3), Sto-Rox (McKees Rocks) (-7.3) Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Northgate (Pittsburgh) (-53.4), Bishop Canevin (Pittsburgh) (-48.5), Union Area (New Castle) (-38.1) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.7 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -23.2 2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.5 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #340 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8681 2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2019 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 10% |