Hudson (OH) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Explorers Colors: Blue/White Coach: Ron Wright League: Northeast Ohio - River Playoff Division: I Playoff Division Rank: #23 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2011 JV Record: 8-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Ben Gedeon 6'3" 230 Senior LB/RB 4.60 [Michigan] Leighton Antonio 5'11" 180 Senior SE/FS 4.50 Tim Kennedy 5'9" 160 Senior DB/WR 4.60 D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION Quaison Osborne 6'4" 305 Senior OL 5.5 [Akron] STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Talent At Skill Positions Team Weaknesses: Lines RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 38 2011 National Rank: #887 2011 State Rank: #56 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.9 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 38.2 2012 National Rank: #708 2012 State Rank: #48 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 25.2 Dynasty National Rank: #1316 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.2 Dynasty Record: 63-31 (37-12 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 10-2 2011 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2011 Points For Average: 26.4 2011 Points Against Average: 15.5 2011 Differential: +10.9 2011 Wins: #866 Findlay (35-28), #2160 Mayfield (19-14), #2187 Kenston (Chagrin Falls) (35-0), #2661 Elyria (27-21), #2823 Lake (Uniontown) (14-6), #3560 North Royalton (31-17), #3955 Stow-Munroe Falls (Stow) (6-0), #4282 Brecksville-Broadview Heights (Broadview Heights) (41-14), #4767 Garfield Heights (34-6), #8306 Cuyahoga Falls (26-7) 2011 Losses: #368 Wadsworth (42-21), #1992 Brunswick (31-28) 2011 Opponents W-L: 68-56 Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010 (tied for 1st), 2004 (tied for 1st; Western Reserve South), 2003 (Western Reserve South) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/24 Kenston (Chagrin Falls), 8/31 at Lake (Uniontown), 9/7 at Brecksville-Broadview Heights (Broadview Heights), 9/14 Brunswick, 9/21 Cuyahoga Falls, 9/28 at Garfield Heights, 10/5 Stow-Munroe Falls (Stow), 10/12 at Mayfield, 10/19 Elyria, 10/26 at North Royalton Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Brunswick (35.4), Kenston (Chagrin Falls) (28.4), Mayfield (26.4) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Cuyahoga Falls (-0.5), Garfield Heights (13.1), Stow-Munroe Falls (Stow) (16.8) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.8 (26 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.5 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.7 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #115 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1541 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1 2012 Projected League Finish: 1st 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 44% |