Cornell (Coraopolis, PA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Raiders Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Ed Dawson League: WPIAL A Black Hills (moving from WPIAL A Big Seven) Playoff Division: A Playoff Division Rank: #7 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS E.J. Dawson 6'0" 215 Senior ATH/LB 4.6 Raequan Troutman 6'1" Senior RB/DB 4.4 Cagney Smith 6'4" 265 Senior OL/DL 5.3 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Many Multiple-Year Starters, Leadership, Physicality/Intelligence Team Weaknesses: WR/RB Depth RATINGS 2021 Final Power Rating: 3.8 2021 National Rank: #4827 2021 State Rank: #174 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5 2022 Starting Power Rating: -7.7 2022 National Rank: #4258 2022 State Rank: #146 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): -8.5 Dynasty National Rank: #10982 2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.8 Dynasty Record: 47-96 (31-81 in league) HISTORICAL 2021 Overall Record: 9-3 2021 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (1st) 2021 Points For Average: 26.4 2021 Points Against Average: 12.8 2021 Differential: +13.6 2021 Wins: #4539 Rochester (14-7), #6920 Leechburg (46-18), #7127 Shenango (New Castle) (34-16), #7749 Burgettstown (34-14), #7847 Union Area (New Castle) (34-22), #8447 Fort Cherry (McDonald) (2-0), #9514 Northgate (Pittsburgh) (42-18), #12159 Monessen (33-0), #13462 Jefferson-Morgan (Jefferson) (52-8) 2021 Losses: #3255 Bishop Canevin (Pittsburgh) (24-7), #5215 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (Coraopolis) (13-12), #6273 Mohawk Area (Bessemer) (14-7) 2021 Opponents W-L: 72-64 Recent League Championships: 2021 (WPIAL A Big Seven), 2019 (tied for 1st; WPIAL A Big Seven) Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none SCHEDULE 2022 Schedule: 9/2 at Monessen, 9/9 Union Area (New Castle), 9/16 Avella, 9/23 Carlynton (Carnegie), 9/30 at Burgettstown, 10/14 at Fort Cherry (McDonald), 10/21 Chartiers-Houston (Houston), 10/28 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (Coraopolis) Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (Coraopolis) (-20.4), Union Area (New Castle) (-26.3), Burgettstown (-27.7) Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Avella (-79.3), Monessen (-52.4), Carlynton (Carnegie) (-48.6) 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.1 (-10.3 overall) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -40.9 2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -33.8 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #476 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11783 2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-0 2022 Projected League Finish: 4th 2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 78%