| Mercyhurst Prep (Erie, PA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lakers Colors: Green/White Coach: Jeff Root League: District 10 Region 6 Playoff Division: AAA Playoff Division Rank: #12 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2018 JV Record: 6-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Nate Helsley 6'3" 180 Senior WR 4.66 C.J. Liegl 6'3" 225 Senior TE 4.86 Steve Smith 6'1" 185 Junior RB 4.49 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: OL Experience, Have Explosive Returning RB Team Weaknesses: Replacing Three 4-Year LB Starters RATINGS 2018 Final Power Rating: 17.6 2018 National Rank: #2885 2018 State Rank: #95 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4 2019 Starting Power Rating: 4.7 2019 National Rank: #2500 2019 State Rank: #82 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 1.9 Dynasty National Rank: #8586 2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.8 Dynasty Record: 107-66 (73-35 in league) HISTORICAL 2018 Overall Record: 10-1 2018 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st) 2018 Points For Average: 45.1 2018 Points Against Average: 9.7 2018 Differential: +35.4 2018 Wins: #6018 Conneaut Area (Linesville) (48-8), #6613 Hickory (Hermitage) (28-7), #8243 Union City (42-12), #8388 Harbor Creek (Harborcreek) (47-0), #8767 Fairview (48-0), #10290 Girard (53-8), #10815 Corry (47-6), #10845 Meadville (33-18), #11267 North East (54-0), #12715 Titusville (68-19) 2018 Losses: #1946 Sharon (29-28) 2018 Opponents W-L: 50-65 Recent League Championships: 2018, 2017 (District 10 Region 4), 2010 (District 10 Region 2 A), 2009 (District 10 Region 2 A), 2007 (District 10 Region 2 A), 2006 (District 10 Region 2 A) Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none SCHEDULE 2019 Schedule: 8/23 Meadville, 8/30 at Corry, 9/6 at Hickory (Hermitage), 9/13 at Titusville, 9/20 Harbor Creek (Harborcreek), 9/27 at Fairview, 10/4 at Union City, 10/11 at Girard, 10/18 at North East Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Hickory (Hermitage) (-14.6), Harbor Creek (Harborcreek) (-16.6), Fairview (-24.1) Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Titusville (-43), North East (-41.5), Meadville (-38.3) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.2 (-6.6 overall) 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -31.1 2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.9 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #453 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10920 2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0 2019 Projected League Finish: 1st 2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 86% |