Pine Grove (PA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cardinals Colors: Red/Gray Coach: Frank Gaffney League: Colonial-Schuylkill (moving from Tri-Valley) Playoff Division: AAA Playoff Division Rank*: #30 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2019 JV Record: 3-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Brody Robinson 5'11" 210 Senior OLB/RB 4.81 Josh Leininger 6'0" 160 Senior QB/FS 4.66 Shea Morgan 5'9" 165 Senior WR/C 4.7 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Veteran Players Returning In Key Positions, Leadership, Senior Class Team Weaknesses: Line Youth RATINGS 2019 Final Power Rating: 0.6 2019 National Rank: #6347 2019 State Rank: #235 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +4.5 2020 Starting Power Rating*: -5.5 2020 National Rank*: #5369 2020 State Rank*: #191 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): -0.3 Dynasty National Rank: #9047 2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 5.2 Dynasty Record: 97-85 (74-67 in league) HISTORICAL 2019 Overall Record: 8-3 2019 League Record/Finish: 7-2 (tied for 2nd) 2019 Points For Average: 30.5 2019 Points Against Average: 18.5 2019 Differential: +12 2019 Wins: #6182 Williams Valley (Tower City) (28-26), #9087 Susquenita (Duncannon) (27-14), #9648 Tri-Valley (Hegins) (34-7), #9750 Line Mountain (Herndon) (14-6), #9882 Juniata (Mifflintown) (28-12), #12245 Millersburg (61-7), #13035 Halifax (55-30), #13312 Northern Lebanon (Fredericksburg) (50-8) 2019 Losses: #1586 North Schuylkill (Ashland) (42-20), #2813 Upper Dauphin Area (Elizabethville) (30-6), #7458 Newport (21-13) 2019 Opponents W-L: 60-65 Recent League Championships: 2013 (Tri-Valley), 2005 (Twin Valley), 2004 (Twin Valley) Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none SCHEDULE 2020 Schedule: 9/11 at Notre Dame-Green Pond (Easton), 9/18 North Schuylkill (Ashland), 9/25 Jim Thorpe, 10/2 at Blue Mountain (Schuylkill Haven), 10/9 at Pottsville, 10/16 Panther Valley (Lansford), 10/23 at Lehighton, 10/30 Tamaqua, 11/6 vs Pequea Valley (Kinzers), 11/13 vs Columbia Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: North Schuylkill (Ashland) (13.5), Tamaqua (10), Pottsville (2.4) Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Pequea Valley (Kinzers) (-61.5), Panther Valley (Lansford) (-59), Columbia (-39.8) 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.7 (-7.2 overall) 2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -18.4 2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -2.7 2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #363 2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #7852 2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 6-4 2020 Projected League Finish*: 7th 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 |