Cranston West (Cranston, RI)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Falcons Colors: Scarlet/Gray Coach: Steve Stoehr League: Division I Playoff Division: I Playoff Division Rank: #6 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2010 JV Record: 7-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Bryan Stetson 5'9.5" 170 Senior RB/S 4.61 Matt Rousseau 5'11" 190 Senior QB/SS 4.80 Beau Richards 6'0" 215 Senior LB/OL 4.90 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Physical Strength, Defensive Front Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced Secondary RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 11.5 2010 National Rank: #5083 2010 State Rank: #11 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 16.7 2011 National Rank: #3543 2011 State Rank: #6 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 11.7 Dynasty National Rank: #4596 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.3 Dynasty Record: 20-33 (11-29 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 4-6 2010 League Record/Finish: 2-6 (7th) 2010 Points For Average: 21.2 2010 Points Against Average: 23.6 2010 Differential: -2.4 2010 Wins: #7068 South Kingstown (Wakefield) (26-6), #7286 St. Raphael Academy (Pawtucket) (39-13), #7850 Cumberland (34-14), #10963 North Kingstown (32-20) 2010 Losses: #739 Bishop Hendricken (Warwick) (38-28), #1664 Portsmouth (54-6), #2325 East Providence (35-14), #2621 Barrington (28-14), #3342 LaSalle Academy (Providence) (14-6), #4053 Cranston East (Cranston) (14-13) 2010 Opponents W-L: 63-51 Recent State Championships: 2004 Recent League Championships: 2004 Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 3 Streak List: 9/9/11 Cumberland (32-7), 9/16/11 Barrington (20-15), 9/23/11 East Providence (19-10) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/9 at Cumberland, 9/16 at Barrington, 9/23 East Providence, 9/30 North Kingstown, 10/8 South Kingstown (Wakefield), 10/14 St. Raphael Academy (Pawtucket), 10/21 at Dennis-Yarmouth Regional (South Yarmouth, MA), 10/28 at La Salle Academy (Providence), 11/4 at Bishop Hendricken (Warwick), 11/11 Portsmouth, 11/24 at Cranston East (Cranston) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop Hendricken (Warwick) (34.1), Dennis-Yarmouth Regional (South Yarmouth, MA) (28.5), Portsmouth (27.7) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: North Kingstown (-12.6), St. Raphael Academy (Pawtucket) (-0.2), Cumberland (0.4) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.6 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.6 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #3 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2741 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-6 2011 Projected League Finish: 6th 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/9 at Cumberland [projection: 28-13 win]