| Malvern Prep (Malvern, PA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Friars Colors: Blue/Silver Coach: Kevin Pellegrini League: Inter-Academic Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2009 JV Record: 5-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Chris O'Brien 5'10" 180 Senior SS Sean Mooney 6'6" 220 Senior TE Connor Mahony 6'3" 265 Junior T STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Returning LBs/DBs, Returning 3/4 Of Starting Defensive Backfield Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Lines RATINGS 2009 Final Power Rating: 31.4 2009 National Rank: #1318 2009 State Rank: #59 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.9 2010 Starting Power Rating: 26 2010 National Rank: #1848 2010 State Rank: #81 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2009 Rating): 34.7 Dynasty National Rank: #340 2010 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.8 Dynasty Record: 55-18 (25-6 in league) HISTORICAL 2009 Overall Record: 7-4 2009 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st) 2009 Points For Average: 23.5 2009 Points Against Average: 17.4 2009 Differential: +6.1 2009 Wins: #168 St. Joseph's (Philadelphia) (17-16), #687 Chestnut Hill Academy (Philadelphia) (16-14), #4168 Penn Charter (Philadelphia) (44-27), #4941 Frankford (Philadelphia) (23-20), #7717 Germantown Academy (Fort Washington) (35-14), #8279 Episcopal Academy (Merion Station) (28-0), #12392 Hudson Catholic (Jersey City, NJ) (44-0) 2009 Losses: #27 La Salle (Wyndmoor) (28-7), #384 Gilman (Baltimore, MD) (28-14), #679 Downingtown East (Exton) (27-17), #2179 Haverford School (Haverford) (17-14) 2009 Opponents W-L: 74-48 Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2007, 2005, 2003 (tied for 1st; Inter Academic) Winning Streak Entering 2010 Season: 3 Streak List: 11/5/10 Germantown Academy (Fort Washington) (28-7), 11/13/10 Chestnut Hill Academy (Philadelphia) (17-14), 11/25/10 St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia) (14-13) SCHEDULE 2010 Schedule: 9/3 at Downingtown West (Downingtown), 9/11 Roman Catholic (Philadelphia), 9/18 at Bergen Catholic (Oradell, NJ), 9/25 at Penn Wood (Lansdowne), 10/9 Downingtown East (Exton), 10/15 at Penn Charter [William] (Philadelphia), 10/23 Episcopal Academy (Newtown Square), 10/29 at Haverford School (Haverford), 11/5 Germantown Academy (Fort Washington), 11/13 at Chestnut Hill Academy (Philadelphia), 11/25 at St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia) Highest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia) (51.9), Bergen Catholic (Oradell, NJ) (51.1), Downingtown East (Exton) (46.7) Lowest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Germantown Academy (Fort Washington) (1), Episcopal Academy (Newtown Square) (1.8), Penn Wood (Lansdowne) (10.9) 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.8 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.1 2010 vs. 2009 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.3 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #8 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #388 2010 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-6 2010 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2010 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/3 at Downingtown West (Downingtown) [projection: 22-10 loss] |