South Allegheny (McKeesport, PA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Gladiators Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Frank Cortazzo League: WPIAL AAA Interstate Playoff Division: AAA Playoff Division Rank: #24 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 2020 JV Record: 2-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS DaShawn Carter 6'4" 220 Junior DE/TE 5.0 Kavan Markwood 5'10" 195 Senior OLB/RB 4.99 Dillion Hynes 6'3.5" 180 Senior LB/WR 5.3 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Defensive Experience/Pursuit Team Weaknesses: Lost Elite RB To Graduation, OL Graduation Losses RATINGS 2020 Final Power Rating: 4.3 2020 National Rank: #4890 2020 State Rank: #255 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5 2021 Starting Power Rating: -0.2 2021 National Rank: #3478 2021 State Rank: #158 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): -0.5 Dynasty National Rank: #8993 2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.3 Dynasty Record: 45-124 (36-101 in league) HISTORICAL 2020 Overall Record: 4-3 2020 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th) 2020 Points For Average: 33.6 2020 Points Against Average: 15.4 2020 Differential: +18.2 2020 Wins: #5103 South Park (14-7), #8989 Yough (Herminie) (41-9), #11416 Deer Lakes (Russellton) (68-7), #12681 Brownsville (63-16) 2020 Losses: #1352 Elizabeth Forward (Elizabeth) (20-14), #4933 Southmoreland (Alverton) (28-21), #5003 Mt. Pleasant (21-14) 2020 Opponents W-L: 21-31 Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: 2 Streak List: 10/16/20 South Park (14-7), 10/23/20 Deer Lakes (Russellton) (68-7) SCHEDULE 2021 Schedule: 8/28 at Serra Catholic (McKeesport), 9/3 at St. Clairsville (OH), 9/10 Ringgold (Monongahela), 9/17 at Southmoreland (Alverton), 9/24 Yough (Herminie), 10/1 at Brownsville, 10/8 Elizabeth Forward (Elizabeth), 10/15 at South Park, 10/22 Deer Lakes (Russellton), 10/29 Mt. Pleasant Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Serra Catholic (McKeesport) (21.1), St. Clairsville (OH) (10.9), Elizabeth Forward (Elizabeth) (7.7) Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Brownsville (-57.6), Deer Lakes (Russellton) (-42.1), Yough (Herminie) (-26.3) 2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.9 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.2 2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.3 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #299 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5769 2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2021 Projected League Finish: 4th 2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%