Mechanicsburg (PA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Maroon/Silver Coach: Dave Heckard League: Mid-Penn - Keystone Playoff Division: AAAAA Playoff Division Rank*: #8 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2024 JV Record: 5-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Collin Stare 6'2" 250 Senior OL/DL 4.95 Jimmy DeWire 6'3" 280 Senior OL/DL 5.2 Drake Dawson 6'1" 220 Senior TE/DE 4.82 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Lines, Defense Team Weaknesses: Lost Offensive Big-Play Players To Graduation RATINGS 2024 Final Power Rating: 28.8 2024 National Rank: #1158 2024 State Rank: #35 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -1.5 2025 Starting Power Rating*: 19.8 2025 National Rank*: #1051 2025 State Rank*: #27 5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): 10.3 5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #3347 2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 9.5 5-Year Dynasty Record: 33-18 (26-10 in league) Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 11 Dynasty National Rank: #4868 2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 8.8 Dynasty Record: 103-126 (57-83 in league) HISTORICAL 2024 Overall Record: 11-1 2024 League Record/Finish: 9-0 (1st) 2024 Points For Average: 36.5 2024 Points Against Average: 12.6 2024 Differential: +23.9 2024 Wins: #2869 Shippensburg (42-21), #3111 Cocalico (Denver) (42-3), #4204 Hershey (42-21), #4516 Lower Dauphin (Hummelstown) (29-0), #5619 Carlisle (34-6), #5774 Gettysburg (48-20), #6371 Northern York (Dillsburg) (42-14), #6660 Waynesboro (35-13), #7131 Mifflin County (Lewistown) (40-6), #8247 Red Land (Lewisberry) (35-7), #9952 Palmyra (35-14) 2024 Losses: #219 Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg) (26-14) 2024 Opponents W-L: 65-67 Recent League Championships: 2024, 2020 (Mid-Penn - Colonial), 2008 (Mid-Penn - Colonial) Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none SCHEDULE 2025 Schedule: 8/22 at Carlisle, 8/30 at Palmyra, 9/5 Mifflin County (Lewistown), 9/12 at Lower Dauphin (Hummelstown), 9/19 Gettysburg, 9/26 Red Land (Lewisberry), 10/3 Northern York (Dillsburg), 10/10 at Waynesboro, 10/17 at Hershey, 10/24 Shippensburg Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Shippensburg (1.2), Lower Dauphin (Hummelstown) (-1.4), Hershey (-3.9) Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Palmyra (-46.3), Red Land (Lewisberry) (-21.9), Mifflin County (Lewistown) (-20) 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.2 (5.6 overall) 2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -16.1 2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -13.9 2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #202 2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #1022 2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 10-0 2025 Projected League Finish*: 1st 2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 65% *temporary; not finalized until August 7th Late transfer? Player name spelled incorrectly? Not too late to change it-- please contact this specific preview's author  (Please do not contact us about recruiting info; we do NOT originate that data, it is compiled from other sources, so we don't control it)