Aquinas Institute (Rochester, NY)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Little Irish
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Chris Battaglia
League: Section 5 Freelance
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2010 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jarron Jones 6'7" 300 Senior DT/T
Cory Benedetto 6'0" 185 Senior QB
Marc Pettrone 5'9" 195 Senior LB

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Jahmahl Pardner 6'0" 170 Senior CB 4.60

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defensive Front
Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced OL

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 55.8
2010 National Rank: #93
2010 State Rank: #2
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2011 Starting Power Rating: 59.1
2011 National Rank: #33
2011 State Rank: #1
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 45.1
Dynasty National Rank: #127
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.3
Dynasty Record: 55-5

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 13-0
2010 League Record/Finish:  
2010 Points For Average: 35.1
2010 Points Against Average: 12.6
2010 Differential: +22.5
2010 Wins: #572 Mansfield (MA) (32-5), #826 Victor (10-7), #920 Cathedral Prep (Erie, PA) (39-14), #979 Harrison (24-13), #1009 Sweet Home (Amherst) (36-6), #1082 Whitesboro (Marcy) (35-12), #1214 Plymouth North (Plymouth, MA) (28-14), #1283 St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo) (48-21), #1597 Canisius (Buffalo) (40-16), #3387 Canandaigua Academy (Canandaigua) (48-21), #3462 St. Francis (Athol Springs) (26-11), #3822 McQuaid Jesuit (Rochester) (49-10), #5958 Geneva (41-14)
2010 Losses: none
2010 Opponents W-L: 100-40
Recent State Championships: 2010, 2007
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 16
Streak List: 9/3/10 St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo) (48-21), 9/10/10 Mansfield (MA) (32-5), 9/18/10 St. Francis (Athol Springs) (26-11), 9/25/10 McQuaid Jesuit (Rochester) (49-10), 10/2/10 Plymouth North (Plymouth, MA) (28-14), 10/9/10 Canisius (Buffalo) (40-16), 10/15/10 Cathedral Prep (Erie, PA) (39-14), 10/23/10 Geneva (41-14), 10/31/10 Canandaigua Academy (Canandaigua) (48-21), 11/6/10 Victor (10-7), 11/12/10 Sweet Home (Amherst) (36-6), 11/19/10 Whitesboro (Marcy) (35-12), 11/26/10 Harrison (24-13), 9/3/11 St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo) (40-13), 9/11/11 Henninger (Syracuse) (48-19), 9/17/11 St. Francis (Athol Springs) (34-20)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/3 at St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo), 9/11 vs Henninger (Syracuse), 9/17 St. Francis (Athol Springs), 9/24 at McQuaid Jesuit (Rochester), 9/30 Corning-Painted Post East/Corning-Painted Post West (Corning), 10/7 Canisius (Buffalo), 10/14 at Cathedral Prep (Erie, PA)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo) (36.7), Cathedral Prep (Erie, PA) (35.2), St. Francis (Athol Springs) (32.7)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Henninger (Syracuse) (3.9), McQuaid Jesuit (Rochester) (17.1), Canisius (Buffalo) (31.5)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24 (29.3 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.1
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.1
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #1
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #316
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-0
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 92%
Opener: 9/3 at St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo) [projection: 41-19 win]