Canisius (Buffalo, NY) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Crusaders Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Rich Robbins League: Monsignor Martin (moving from Monsignor Martin AA) Playoff Division: Monsignor Martin Playoff Division Rank: #3 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2010 JV Record: 4-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Corey Madlock 6'4" 280 Senior G/DT 5.06 [Buffalo] Jack Plunkett 6'5" 290 Senior G/DT 5.14 Mercer Timmis 6'2" 225 Senior RB/LB 4.51 D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION Travis Eman 6'2" 200 Senior QB 4.51 [Furman] STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Strength/Conditioning, Team Speed Team Weaknesses: Youth RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 29.9 2010 National Rank: #1597 2010 State Rank: #33 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.9 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 30.2 2011 National Rank: #1309 2011 State Rank: #24 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 20.3 Dynasty National Rank: #2513 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.2 Dynasty Record: 26-24 (10-5 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 7-3 2010 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (tied for 1st) 2010 Points For Average: 34.8 2010 Points Against Average: 23.5 2010 Differential: +11.3 2010 Wins: #726 Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, OH) (47-44), #920 Cathedral Prep (Erie, PA) (30-20), #3462 St. Francis (Athol Springs) (21-19), #4469 Cardinal O'Hara (Tonawanda) (40-7), #7348 Bishop Timon-St. Jude (Buffalo) (54-7), #8106 St. John the Baptist (West Islip) (41-7), #11844 Bishop Kearney (Rochester) (54-6) 2010 Losses: #93 Aquinas Institute (Rochester) (40-16), #1283 St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo) (35-19), #1283 St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo) (50-26) 2010 Opponents W-L: 61-49 Recent State Championships: 2009 (Monsignor Martin AA) Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; Monsignor Martin AA), 2009 (Monsignor Martin AA), 2008 (Monsignor Martin AA) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/2 at McQuaid Jesuit (Rochester), 9/10 at Elmira Free Academy/Southside (Elmira), 9/17 St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo), 9/23 at Cathedral Prep (Erie, PA), 10/1 Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, OH), 10/7 at Aquinas Institute (Rochester), 10/15 at Cardinal O'Hara (Tonawanda), 10/22 Bishop Timon-St. Jude (Buffalo), 10/29 at St. Francis (Athol Springs) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Aquinas Institute (Rochester) (60.4), St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo) (36.7), Cathedral Prep (Erie, PA) (35.2) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop Timon-St. Jude (Buffalo) (-1.2), McQuaid Jesuit (Rochester) (17.1), Cardinal O'Hara (Tonawanda) (19.7) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.8 (22.7 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.1 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +12.3 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #3 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #587 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/2 at McQuaid Jesuit (Rochester) [projection: 31-19 win] |