Newark Catholic (Newark, OH) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Green Wave Colors: Green/White Coach: Bill Franks League: Licking County (moving from Mid-State - Ohio) Playoff Division: VI Playoff Division Rank: #7 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2012 JV Record: 8-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Chayce Crouch 6'4" 220 Senior QB/P 4.80 [Illinois] Brendan Jurden 6'2" 260 Senior OL/DE 5.10 Joe Davis 6'1" 200 Senior FB/ILB 5.05 D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION Kevin Bourne 5'10" 180 Senior DB [Kent State] STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Leadership With QB Crouch, Veteran OL Team Weaknesses: Limited Experience At WR/ILB RATINGS 2012 Final Power Rating: 30.8 2012 National Rank: #1663 2012 State Rank: #106 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.3 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.8 2013 Starting Power Rating: 28.8 2013 National Rank: #1704 2013 State Rank: #107 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 15.5 Dynasty National Rank: #3790 2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.1 Dynasty Record: 37-20 (21-14 in league) HISTORICAL 2012 Overall Record: 12-3 2012 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st) 2012 Points For Average: 31.3 2012 Points Against Average: 15.5 2012 Differential: +15.8 2012 Wins: #2148 Mogadore (38-21), #2333 Licking Valley (Newark) (25-9), #2636 Danville (48-46), #3554 Trimble (Glouster) (20-13), #3913 Columbus Academy (Gahanna) (14-9), #5252 Nelsonville-York (Nelsonville) (32-6), #6185 Heath (26-13), #7855 Whitehall-Yearling (Whitehall) (41-6), #8572 Fairfield Christian Academy (Lancaster) (41-14), #8737 Bexley (Columbus) (20-0), #10352 Fisher Catholic [William V.] (Lancaster) (63-20), #11320 Lakewood (Hebron) (54-0) 2012 Losses: #584 Marion Local (Maria Stein) (28-21), #1701 Granville (14-7), #2989 Bishop Ready (Columbus) (34-20) 2012 Opponents W-L: 103-63 Recent State Championships: 2007 (6) Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st; Mid-State - Ohio), 2004 (tied for 1st; Mid-State Cardinal), 2003 (Mid-State Cardinal) Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none SCHEDULE 2013 Schedule: 8/30 at Bishop Ready (Columbus), 9/7 Nelsonville-York (Nelsonville), 9/13 Fisher Catholic [William V.] (Lancaster), 9/20 at Lakewood (Hebron), 9/27 Watkins Memorial (Pataskala), 10/5 Heath, 10/11 at Johnstown-Monroe (Johnstown), 10/24 at Granville, 11/1 at Utica Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Granville (30.5), Bishop Ready (Columbus) (24.2), Johnstown-Monroe (Johnstown) (23.1) Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Lakewood (Hebron) (-15), Utica (-11.5), Fisher Catholic [William V.] (Lancaster) (-10.2) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.2 (15.6 overall) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.1 2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.9 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #313 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5215 2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 28% |