GENERAL
Nickname: Comets
Colors: Navy/White/Gold
Coach: Jim Mcquaide
League: Northeast Ohio - Valley (moving from Freelance)
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #10
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Darian Hicks 5'10" 170 Senior CB/WR [Michigan State]
Drew Barksdale 6'0" 185 Senior QB/WR
Khoury Crenshaw 5'10" 155 Senior RB/CB
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Nathan Hoff 6'2" 285 Senior DT 4.9 [Navy]
Austin Stock 6'3" 265 Senior C [Columbia]
Tres Barksdale 6'2" 180 Senior WR
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: RB, LB
Team Weaknesses: Lines, Kicking Game
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 45
2011 National Rank: #419
2011 State Rank: #30
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 48.2
2012 National Rank: #238
2012 State Rank: #15
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 38.3
Dynasty National Rank: #223
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.1
Dynasty Record: 84-22 (39-5 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 10-2
2011 League Record/Finish:
2011 Points For Average: 36.8
2011 Points Against Average: 14.3
2011 Differential: +22.5
2011 Wins: #737 Twinsburg (27-21), #1935 South (Willoughby) (37-12), #1992 Brunswick (56-3), #2649 Medina (17-0), #2727 Buchtel (Akron) (28-2), #3560 North Royalton (62-20), #4654 Shaker Heights (34-13), #5103 Strongsville (38-14), #6912 Worthington Kilbourne (Columbus) (34-0), #8693 Normandy (Parma) (48-0)
2011 Losses: #120 Mentor (44-20), #120 Mentor (42-40)
2011 Opponents W-L: 67-60
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009, 2005 (Western Reserve), 2004 (Western Reserve North), 2003 (Western Reserve North)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 Shaker Heights, 8/31 Glenville (Cleveland), 9/7 Buchtel (Akron), 9/14 at North Royalton, 9/21 Normandy (Parma), 9/28 Medina, 10/5 at Mentor, 10/12 Twinsburg, 10/19 at Brunswick, 10/26 at Strongsville
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Mentor (57.4), Twinsburg (36), Brunswick (35.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Normandy (Parma) (-2.7), Strongsville (11.5), Shaker Heights (14.8)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.6 (27.6 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.9
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #78
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #997
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 11%