Middletown (PA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Blue Raiders Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Brett Myers League: Mid-Penn - Capital Playoff Division: AAA Playoff Division Rank: #9 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 2 2018 JV Record: 4-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Jose Lopez 5'10" 195 Senior RB/DB 4.53 Arthur Dash 5'10" 210 Senior LB/C 4.9 Tajae Brodie 6'4" 225 Sophomore HB/DE 4.82 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Playoff Experience, Running Game, Defensive Speed Team Weaknesses: Lack Starting Experience RATINGS 2018 Final Power Rating: 30.8 2018 National Rank: #1254 2018 State Rank: #42 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5 2019 Starting Power Rating: 7.9 2019 National Rank: #2086 2019 State Rank: #66 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 15.5 Dynasty National Rank: #4481 2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.6 Dynasty Record: 99-82 (55-52 in league) HISTORICAL 2018 Overall Record: 13-2 2018 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st) 2018 Points For Average: 35.3 2018 Points Against Average: 15.8 2018 Differential: +19.5 2018 Wins: #778 Conwell-Egan Catholic (Fairless Hills) (21-14), #1145 Scranton Prep (Scranton) (35-21), #3415 Milton Hershey (Hershey) (32-21), #4494 Wyomissing (41-6), #5867 Bermudian Springs (York Springs) (42-20), #5953 Palmyra (42-6), #6172 Northern York (Dillsburg) (29-6), #8312 East Pennsboro (Enola) (28-0), #8677 Steelton-Highspire (Steelton) (48-40), #8707 Lower Dauphin (Hummelstown) (42-14), #9472 Boiling Springs (51-14), #10891 Trinity (Camp Hill) (42-0), #12142 Camp Hill (63-0) 2018 Losses: #329 Aliquippa (35-0), #844 Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg) (40-14) 2018 Opponents W-L: 109-69 Recent League Championships: 2018, 2017, 2016, 2009 (Mid-Penn - Liberty), 2008 (Mid-Penn - Liberty) Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none SCHEDULE 2019 Schedule: 8/23 Lower Dauphin (Hummelstown), 8/30 at Northern York (Dillsburg), 9/6 at Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg), 9/13 at Camp Hill, 9/20 at Steelton-Highspire (Steelton), 9/27 at Boiling Springs, 10/4 Milton Hershey (Hershey), 10/11 at Trinity (Camp Hill), 10/19 East Pennsboro (Enola), 10/25 at Palmyra Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg) (8.5), Milton Hershey (Hershey) (-1.1), Northern York (Dillsburg) (-14.9) Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Camp Hill (-36.3), East Pennsboro (Enola) (-32.5), Boiling Springs (-29.3) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.9 (11.1 overall) 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -21 2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.1 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #289 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7922 2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1 2019 Projected League Finish: 1st 2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 33% |