Laurel (New Castle, PA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Spartans Colors: Green/White Coach: Brian Cooper League: WPIAL AA Midwestern (moving from WPIAL A Big Seven) Playoff Division: AA Playoff Division Rank*: #39 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2019 JV Record: 5-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Mitch Miles 6'4" 300 Senior G/DT 5.08 Luke McCoy 5'9" 180 Junior RB/SS 4.52 Cam Caldararo 6'2" 215 Junior TE/DE 4.8 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: 8 Returning Defensive Starters, OL Size/Experience, Running Game Team Weaknesses: Lost Most Skill Position Players RATINGS 2019 Final Power Rating: 0 2019 National Rank: #6465 2019 State Rank: #239 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -1.5 2020 Starting Power Rating*: -12.1 2020 National Rank*: #6885 2020 State Rank*: #266 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 15.4 Dynasty National Rank: #4398 2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 27.5 Dynasty Record: 94-74 (73-52 in league) HISTORICAL 2019 Overall Record: 7-3 2019 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 3rd) 2019 Points For Average: 31.3 2019 Points Against Average: 15.2 2019 Differential: +16.1 2019 Wins: #3890 Sto-Rox (McKees Rocks) (23-15), #8629 California (Coal Center) (15-0), #9728 Mohawk Area (Bessemer) (21-0), #10368 Union Area (New Castle) (33-18), #10990 Rochester (42-0), #13447 Bishop Canevin (Pittsburgh) (57-0), #13500 Northgate (Pittsburgh) (61-12) 2019 Losses: #2250 Clairton (33-7), #5862 Cornell (Coraopolis) (33-21), #6765 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (Coraopolis) (41-33) 2019 Opponents W-L: 54-56 Recent League Championships: 2004 (WPIAL AA 4) Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: 2 Streak List: 10/18/19 Sto-Rox (McKees Rocks) (23-15), 10/25/19 Northgate (Pittsburgh) (61-12) SCHEDULE 2020 Schedule: 9/11 Neshannock (New Castle), 9/18 at Beaver Falls, 9/25 Riverside (Ellwood City), 10/2 Freedom, 10/9 at New Brighton, 10/16 Mohawk Area (Bessemer), 10/23 Lincoln (Ellwood City), 10/30 at Sto-Rox (McKees Rocks) Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Beaver Falls (2.5), Riverside (Ellwood City) (-0.8), Sto-Rox (McKees Rocks) (-1.5) Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Lincoln (Ellwood City) (-27.6), Mohawk Area (Bessemer) (-20.4), Neshannock (New Castle) (-7.2) 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.4 2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -8.4 2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: +3 2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #204 2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #5171 2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 3-5 2020 Projected League Finish*: 6th 2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1% *temporary; not finalized until August 6th Late transfer? Player name spelled incorrectly? Not too late to change it-- please contact this specific preview's author |