GENERAL
Nickname: Bengals
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Ben Malbasa
League: North Coast - Blue (moving from Freelance)
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #28
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Mike Roberts 6'4" 240 Senior WR/DE 4.60
Joe Nawalaniec 6'1" 265 Senior OL/DE
Bryan Lacey 5'10" 180 Senior RB/DB 4.50
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed At Skill Positions, Strong/Experienced Lines
RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 13.1
2010 National Rank: #4737
2010 State Rank: #275
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.2
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 20.7
2011 National Rank: #2740
2011 State Rank: #170
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 22.5
Dynasty National Rank: #2072
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.5
Dynasty Record: 14-36
HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 2-8
2010 League Record/Finish:
2010 Points For Average: 14.1
2010 Points Against Average: 32.7
2010 Differential: -18.6
2010 Wins: #3853 Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Louisville) (28-16), #5364 Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin (Chardon) (30-13)
2010 Losses: #2 St. Edward (Lakewood) (45-0), #177 Lake Catholic (Mentor) (45-3), #620 Cardinal Mooney (Youngstown) (42-7), #726 Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls) (35-7), #841 St. Francis de Sales (Columbus) (35-17), #1014 Ross (Fremont) (47-7), #4230 Cleveland Central Catholic (Cleveland) (18-14), #6293 Chardon (31-28)
2010 Opponents W-L: 73-40
Recent State Championships: 2004 (3), 2003 (3)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/27 Boardman (Youngstown), 9/2 Archbishop Hoban (Akron), 9/9 at Bedford, 9/16 at Holy Name (Parma Heights), 9/23 Cleveland Central Catholic (Cleveland), 9/30 Lake Catholic (Mentor), 10/7 Padua Franciscan (Parma), 10/14 at Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls), 10/21 at Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin (Chardon), 10/28 at St. Francis de Sales (Columbus)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: St. Francis de Sales (Columbus) (40), Boardman (Youngstown) (34.8), Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls) (34.4)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Holy Name (Parma Heights) (7.3), Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin (Chardon) (8.8), Cleveland Central Catholic (Cleveland) (13.4)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.7
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.3
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -8.4
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #80
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #980
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/27 Boardman (Youngstown) [projection: 24-14 loss]