Olentangy (Lewis Center, OH)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Braves
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Ed Terwilliger
League: Ohio Capital - Capital
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2012 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Andy Sims 6'3" 275 OL/DL
Kevin Sherry 6'1" 225 ILB/TE
Tim Feasel 5'10" 185 OLB/RB

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Austin Schmidt 6'6" 270 Senior OL 5.2 [Illinois]
Buchi Okafor Senior DB 4.4 [Miami (Oh)]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Return 4 OL
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Entire Secondary

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 40.5
2012 National Rank: #717
2012 State Rank: #51
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 34.8
2013 National Rank: #1009
2013 State Rank: #61
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 26.1
Dynasty National Rank: #1703
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.1
Dynasty Record: 31-22 (20-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 10-2
2012 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2012 Points For Average: 29.9
2012 Points Against Average: 15.1
2012 Differential: +14.8
2012 Wins: #835 Dublin Scioto (Dublin) (21-17), #1482 Olentangy Liberty (Powell) (28-16), #2573 Lexington (35-21), #2601 Olentangy Orange (Lewis Center) (28-3), #2934 Worthington Kilbourne (Columbus) (17-14), #3039 Big Walnut (Sunbury) (40-24), #3196 Mt. Vernon (23-7), #4983 Watkins Memorial (Pataskala) (42-0), #5396 Hayes [Rutherford B.] (Delaware) (42-10), #9258 Franklin Heights (Columbus) (55-7)
2012 Losses: #421 Hilliard Davidson (Hilliard) (29-14), #458 New Albany (33-14)
2012 Opponents W-L: 68-60
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 at Canal Winchester, 9/6 Olentangy Liberty (Powell), 9/13 at Lexington, 9/20 Big Walnut (Sunbury), 9/27 at Olentangy Orange (Lewis Center), 10/4 Franklin Heights (Columbus), 10/11 New Albany, 10/18 at Worthington Kilbourne (Columbus), 10/25 Mt. Vernon, 11/1 at Hayes [Rutherford B.] (Delaware)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: New Albany (42.4), Olentangy Liberty (Powell) (32.1), Canal Winchester (28.4)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Franklin Heights (Columbus) (-5.2), Hayes [Rutherford B.] (Delaware) (10.7), Big Walnut (Sunbury) (20.8)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.5 (27.4 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.3
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.8
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #116
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1464
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 9%