Benedictine (Cleveland, OH)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Bengals
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Ben Malbasa
League: North Coast - Blue
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #18

SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Marshall Howell 5'11" 175 Senior WR
Jaylen Funches 6'4" 290 Senior OG

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Mike Roberts 6'5" 235 Senior WR 4.6 [Ohio]

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 32.5
2011 National Rank: #1413
2011 State Rank: #83
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 30.4
2012 National Rank: #1424
2012 State Rank: #90
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 31.5
Dynasty National Rank: #610
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.1
Dynasty Record: 51-50 (3-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 7-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 26.3
2011 Points Against Average: 24.9
2011 Differential: +1.4
2011 Wins: #484 Boardman (Youngstown) (31-30), #2001 Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin (Chardon) (42-16), #3328 Bedford (27-19), #3458 Archbishop Hoban (Akron) (21-14), #4184 Holy Name (Parma Heights) (49-21), #4564 Padua Franciscan (Parma) (28-17), #5643 Cleveland Central Catholic (Cleveland) (42-18)
2011 Losses: #336 Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls) (31-8), #341 Lake Catholic (Mentor) (30-6), #341 Lake Catholic (Mentor) (47-21), #814 St. Francis de Sales (Columbus) (31-14)
2011 Opponents W-L: 69-49
Recent State Championships: 2004 (3), 2003 (3)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 at Boardman (Youngstown), 8/31 at Steubenville, 9/7 at Bedford, 9/15 Holy Name (Parma Heights), 9/22 at Cleveland Central Catholic (Cleveland), 9/29 Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin (Chardon), 10/6 at Lake Catholic (Mentor), 10/13 Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls), 10/19 at Archbishop Hoban (Akron), 10/26 at Padua Franciscan (Parma)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Lake Catholic (Mentor) (51.2), Steubenville (46.1), Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls) (41.9)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Cleveland Central Catholic (Cleveland) (9.2), Padua Franciscan (Parma) (14.1), Archbishop Hoban (Akron) (15)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.5 (31.5 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.6
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #40
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #424
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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