Cranston East (Cranston, RI)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Thunderbolts
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Tom Centore
League: Division I
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #9

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2011 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Marven Beauvais 6'3" 175 Junior WR
EJ Isom 5'7" 170 Senior RB/FS
Mike Raspberry 5'11" 180 Senior G/DE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience At WR, Depth At RB, Size On OL
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At QB

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 5.1
2011 National Rank: #6656
2011 State Rank: #18
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 1.4
2012 National Rank: #7360
2012 State Rank: #19
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 9.7
Dynasty National Rank: #4899
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.1
Dynasty Record: 58-44 (43-28 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 3-8
2011 League Record/Finish: 2-6 (8th)
2011 Points For Average: 18
2011 Points Against Average: 27.1
2011 Differential: -9.1
2011 Wins: #3171 South Kingstown (Wakefield) (28-14), #6622 Tolman (Pawtucket) (25-14), #9574 North Kingstown (27-6)
2011 Losses: #891 Bishop Hendricken (Warwick) (35-0), #1092 La Salle Academy (Providence) (35-14), #3302 Portsmouth (21-14), #3859 Cranston West (Cranston) (27-14), #4131 Barrington (37-21), #5288 East Providence (27-19), #5836 West Warwick (33-14), #6252 Classical (Providence) (49-22)
2011 Opponents W-L: 75-48
Recent State Championships: 2005 (II)
Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st; Division II-B), 2005 (tied for 1st; Division II)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 9/8 at Toll Gate (Warwick), 9/14 Tolman (Pawtucket), 9/22 Barrington, 9/28 Central Falls, 10/5 at East Providence, 10/12 at Bishop Hendricken (Warwick), 10/26 at Portsmouth, 11/2 La Salle Academy (Providence), 11/9 South Kingstown (Wakefield), 11/22 at Cranston West (Cranston)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: La Salle Academy (Providence) (38), Portsmouth (30.7), Bishop Hendricken (Warwick) (30.5)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Toll Gate (Warwick) (-23.5), Central Falls (-7.6), Tolman (Pawtucket) (5.3)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.3
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.4
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2012 Projected League Finish: 9th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%