Bishop Guilfoyle (Altoona, PA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Marauders
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Justin Wheeler
League: Laurel Highlands
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2020 JV Record: 5-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Haiden Garner 6'2" 195 Senior WR/DB 4.53
Karson Keisewetter 6'1" 185 QB/DB 4.68
Cooper Rother 5'11" 180 Junior RB/DB 4.78

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Size, Strength
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 25.2
2020 National Rank: #1641
2020 State Rank: #86
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.8
2021 Starting Power Rating: 2.7
2021 National Rank: #3012
2021 State Rank: #138
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 19.2
Dynasty National Rank: #3248
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.5
Dynasty Record: 144-70 (98-47 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 7-4
2020 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (8th)
2020 Points For Average: 25.4
2020 Points Against Average: 10.3
2020 Differential: +15.1
2020 Wins: #2669 Chestnut Ridge (New Paris) (31-21), #4424 Homer-Center (Homer City) (48-13), #4858 Westmont Hilltop (Johnstown) (39-0), #7232 Purchase Line (Commodore) (35-0), #7612 Bishop McCort (Johnstown) (2-0), #7821 Somerset (45-14), #10168 Conemaugh Valley (Johnstown) (41-0)
2020 Losses: #714 Steelton-Highspire (Steelton) (16-14), #733 Richland (Johnstown) (19-10), #2779 Cambria Heights (Patton) (28-14), #6872 Forest Hills (Sidman) (2-0)
2020 Opponents W-L: 56-38
Recent State Championships: 2016, 2015, 2014
Recent League Championships: 2017, 2016, 2015 (tied for 1st), 2014, 2003 (Inter County I (Nittany))
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/27 Greater Johnstown (Johnstown), 9/4 Penn Cambria (Cresson), 9/10 Richland (Johnstown), 9/18 Forest Hills (Sidman), 9/24 Somerset, 10/2 Westmont Hilltop (Johnstown), 10/8 Chestnut Ridge (New Paris), 10/16 Central Cambria (Ebensburg), 10/22 Bishop McCort (Johnstown), 10/29 Bedford
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Bedford (28.9), Richland (Johnstown) (24.4), Central Cambria (Ebensburg) (-0.5)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Greater Johnstown (Johnstown) (-39), Forest Hills (Sidman) (-22.3), Bishop McCort (Johnstown) (-17.1)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.1 (6.5 overall)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.6
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.7
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #184
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3673
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2021 Projected League Finish: 6th
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%