Taft [Robert A.] (Cincinnati, OH)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Senators
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Greg Conwell
League: Cincinnati Metro
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #61

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2011 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Mike Williams 6'0" 195 QB
Antonio Garnett 6'0" 205 OLB
Carl Chaney 6'2" 185 WR

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Adolphus Washington 6'6" 250 Senior DE [Ohio State]
Dwayne Stanford 6'4" 195 Senior WR 4.50 [Oregon]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: Physical Size

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 18.4
2011 National Rank: #3591
2011 State Rank: #221
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 9.1
2012 National Rank: #5386
2012 State Rank: #314
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 7.1
Dynasty National Rank: #5810
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.2
Dynasty Record: 53-37 (39-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 7-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st)
2011 Points For Average: 28.2
2011 Points Against Average: 19.9
2011 Differential: +8.3
2011 Wins: #3814 Badin [Stephen T.] (Hamilton) (20-14), #5652 Indian Hill (Cincinnati) (34-20), #7153 Western Hills (Cincinnati) (62-35), #7868 Shroder Paideia Academy (Cincinnati) (40-20), #10990 Hughes Center (Cincinnati) (46-6), #12031 Aiken (Cincinnati) (48-0), #12932 Woodward (Cincinnati) (36-6)
2011 Losses: #330 Shawnee (Springfield) (64-8), #642 Friendship Collegiate Academy (Washington, DC) (12-6), #3105 Withrow (Cincinnati) (23-8), #4818 Dunbar [Paul L.] (Dayton) (19-2)
2011 Opponents W-L: 64-50
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010, 2006 (Southwestern Ohio Public - National), 2005 (Southwestern Ohio Public National)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 at Little Miami (Morrow), 9/1 at Badin [Stephen T.] (Hamilton), 9/7 Indian Hill (Cincinnati), 9/14 Withrow (Cincinnati), 9/21 at Aiken (Cincinnati), 9/28 Shroder Paideia Academy (Cincinnati), 10/13 Dunbar [Paul L.] (Dayton), 10/19 at Western Hills (Cincinnati), 10/26 Hughes Center (Cincinnati)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Withrow (Cincinnati) (20.9), Dunbar [Paul L.] (Dayton) (20.4), Badin [Stephen T.] (Hamilton) (18.5)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Aiken (Cincinnati) (-26.5), Hughes Center (Cincinnati) (-13.2), Little Miami (Morrow) (-4.6)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.2 (12.3 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.7
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #445
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6689
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%