Upper Dauphin Area (Elizabethville, PA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Black/Orange/White
Coach: Kent Smeltz
League: Mid-Penn - Liberty (moving from Tri-Valley)
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank*: #22

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 1
2019 JV Record: 8-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Tyler Cleveland 5'11" 170 Senior QB 4.9
Dominick Fulkroad 5'10" 200 Senior OL 5.2
Hayden Harner 6'2" 180 Senior TE 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Winning Tradition
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 18.9
2019 National Rank: #2814
2019 State Rank: #94
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -13.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: -5.2
2020 National Rank*: #5312
2020 State Rank*: #186
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): -7.5
Dynasty National Rank: #11012
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 2.3
Dynasty Record: 78-103 (57-84 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 12-1
2019 League Record/Finish: 9-0 (1st)
2019 Points For Average: 49.2
2019 Points Against Average: 20.9
2019 Differential: +28.3
2019 Wins: #6182 Williams Valley (Tower City) (60-30), #6345 Pine Grove (30-6), #7349 Delone Catholic (McSherrystown) (36-28), #7458 Newport (36-20), #7458 Newport (44-14), #9087 Susquenita (Duncannon) (53-7), #9648 Tri-Valley (Hegins) (60-14), #9750 Line Mountain (Herndon) (60-8), #9882 Juniata (Mifflintown) (54-42), #10712 Schuylkill Valley (Leesport) (44-14), #12245 Millersburg (78-20), #13035 Halifax (62-6)
2019 Losses: #89 Southern Columbia Area (Catawissa) (63-22)
2019 Opponents W-L: 79-71
Recent League Championships: 2019 (Tri-Valley), 2018 (tied for 1st; Tri-Valley), 2009 (Twin Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 9/26 at Steelton-Highspire (Steelton), 10/2 vs Line Mountain (Herndon), 10/9 Susquenita (Duncannon), 10/17 at Halifax, 10/23 Fleetwood, 11/9 Newport, 11/14 vs Big Spring (Newville)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Steelton-Highspire (Steelton) (-10), Fleetwood (-11.6), Newport (-22.2)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Halifax (-39.7), Big Spring (Newville) (-27.8), Line Mountain (Herndon) (-27.1)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15 (-2.1 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -23.1
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -8.1
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #417
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #8988
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 6-1
2020 Projected League Finish*: 1st
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 47%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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