Cardinal (Middlefield, OH)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Huskies Colors: Red/White Coach: Eric Cardinal League: Chagrin Valley - Valley Playoff Division: IV Playoff Division Rank: #87 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2010 JV Record: 4-2-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Tom Shirkey 5'11" 160 Junior RB/LB 4.60 Jason Farmwald 5'10" 150 Junior WR/DB 4.50 Jon Farmwald 5'10" 185 Junior FB/LB 4.80 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Talented Underclassmen Team Weaknesses: Few Returning Starters RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: -2.2 2010 National Rank: #8660 2010 State Rank: #480 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5 2011 Starting Power Rating: -9.7 2011 National Rank: #10403 2011 State Rank: #559 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -7.2 Dynasty National Rank: #10246 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.5 Dynasty Record: 26-24 (11-9 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 5-5 2010 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd) 2010 Points For Average: 13.5 2010 Points Against Average: 18.2 2010 Differential: -4.7 2010 Wins: #2871 Garfield [James A.] (Garrettsville) (15-10), #10994 Hawken (Gates Mills) (36-14), #11674 Harding (Fairport Harbor) (12-7), #13229 Berkshire (Burton) (26-13), #13380 Newbury (16-0) 2010 Losses: #1308 Kirtland (42-0), #2685 Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland) (31-0), #3936 Ledgemont (Thompson) (18-6), #5835 Independence (25-17), #10374 Pymatuning Valley (Andover) (22-7) 2010 Opponents W-L: 63-46 Recent League Championships: 2003 Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/26 Garfield [James A.] (Garrettsville), 9/2 at Pymatuning Valley (Andover), 9/9 at Ledgemont (Thompson), 9/16 at Harding (Fairport Harbor), 9/23 Newbury, 9/30 at Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland), 10/7 Kirtland, 10/14 Independence, 10/21 at Hawken (Gates Mills), 10/28 Berkshire (Burton) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Kirtland (36.1), Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland) (24.4), Garfield [James A.] (Garrettsville) (22.4) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Newbury (-23), Harding (Fairport Harbor) (-16), Berkshire (Burton) (-15.8) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.7 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.3 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #424 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7128 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/26 Garfield [James A.] (Garrettsville) [projection: 31-3 loss]