Bald Eagle Area (Wingate, PA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Bald Eagles
Colors: Navy/Old Gold
Coach: Jesse Nagle
League: Laurel Highlands (moving from Mountain)
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #18

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Camron Watkins 6'2" 210 Senior WR/LB 4.68
Eric Clark 6'3" 255 Senior DE/T 4.9
Carson Nagle 5'11" 190 Junior QB 4.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talent, Experience
Team Weaknesses: DB Youth/Inexperience

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 0.2
2022 National Rank: #5614
2022 State Rank: #230
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
2023 Starting Power Rating: -12.9
2023 National Rank: #4544
2023 State Rank: #169
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 6.4
Dynasty National Rank: #4424
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 19.3
Dynasty Record: 41-20 (24-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 8-4
2022 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st)
2022 Points For Average: 30
2022 Points Against Average: 13.3
2022 Differential: +16.7
2022 Wins: #4684 Penns Valley Area (Spring Mills) (42-27), #5077 Tyrone (31-7), #9113 Bellwood-Antis (Bellwood) (45-19), #9313 Purchase Line (Commodore) (19-0), #10325 Wellsboro (35-7), #10394 Huntingdon (51-0), #10793 Philipsburg-Osceola (Philipsburg) (42-13), #11266 Bellefonte (48-0)
2022 Losses: #3532 Troy (20-9), #4684 Penns Valley Area (Spring Mills) (34-14), #5255 Clearfield (7-3), #6486 Montoursville (26-21)
2022 Opponents W-L: 65-67
Recent League Championships: 2022 (tied for 1st; Mountain)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/25 at Bishop Guilfoyle (Altoona), 9/1 Central Cambria (Ebensburg), 9/8 Penns Valley Area (Spring Mills), 9/15 at Tyrone, 9/22 at Philipsburg-Osceola (Philipsburg), 9/29 at Bellefonte, 10/6 Clearfield, 10/14 Greater Johnstown (Johnstown), 10/20 Bellwood-Antis (Bellwood)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop Guilfoyle (Altoona) (-0.1), Penns Valley Area (Spring Mills) (-7.8), Central Cambria (Ebensburg) (-16.3)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Greater Johnstown (Johnstown) (-56), Bellefonte (-53.1), Philipsburg-Osceola (Philipsburg) (-47.4)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.8 (-9.4 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -28.7
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.9
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #320
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7917
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2023 Projected League Finish: 4th
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%