Northwest (Canal Fulton, OH)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Indians Colors: Scarlet/Gray Coach: Vic Whiting League: Freelance (moving from Northeastern Buckeye) Playoff Division: III Playoff Division Rank: #36 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Nick Riley 6'5" 190 Senior QB Ronnie Beers 5'10" 180 Senior TB/LB JC Pawlyk 5'10" 180 Senior WR/SS STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Starters On Defense RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 14.2 2010 National Rank: #4473 2010 State Rank: #260 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 16.4 2011 National Rank: #3597 2011 State Rank: #216 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 28.4 Dynasty National Rank: #1197 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.7 Dynasty Record: 38-19 (26-9 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 4-6 2010 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 4th) 2010 Points For Average: 23.5 2010 Points Against Average: 27.6 2010 Differential: -4.1 2010 Wins: #3780 Alliance (27-21), #5242 Canton South (Canton) (20-14), #7713 West Branch (Beloit) (34-21), #7852 Springfield (Akron) (25-20) 2010 Losses: #439 Marlington (Alliance) (32-21), #1068 Orrville (24-22), #1215 Louisville (39-14), #1552 Minerva (29-22), #3008 Firestone (Akron) (44-19), #4511 Carrollton (32-31) 2010 Opponents W-L: 60-49 Recent League Championships: 2007 (Northeastern Buckeye), 2006 (tied for 1st; Northeastern Buckeye), 2003 (Northeastern Buckeye) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/2/11 Hay [John] (Cleveland) (45-7) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/26 at Orrville, 9/2 Hay [John] (Cleveland), 9/9 at Canton South (Canton), 9/16 Padua Franciscan (Parma), 9/23 at New Philadelphia, 9/30 Poland Seminary (Poland), 10/7 St. Charles (Columbus), 10/14 at Canfield, 10/21 Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Louisville), 10/28 Barberton Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Orrville (35.2), Padua Franciscan (Parma) (32.7), Poland Seminary (Poland) (29.5) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Barberton (-9.8), New Philadelphia (-1.3), Hay [John] (Cleveland) (-0.4) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.7 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.6 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.1 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #163 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2492 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/26 at Orrville [projection: 31-12 loss]