Aquinas Institute (Rochester, NY)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Little Irish
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Chris Battaglia
League: Section 5 Freelance
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2013 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jake Zembiec 6'3" 200 Junior QB
Nick Velte 6'3" 290 Senior T
Jamir Jones 6'3" 220

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB, Talented Senior Class, Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Key Starters On Defense

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 60.6
2013 National Rank: #77
2013 State Rank: #1
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.7
2014 Starting Power Rating: 58.1
2014 National Rank: #88
2014 State Rank: #1
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 36.3
Dynasty National Rank: #331
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 24.6
Dynasty Record: 95-27

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 13-0
2013 League Record/Finish:  
2013 Points For Average: 34
2013 Points Against Average: 9.4
2013 Differential: +24.6
2013 Wins: #353 Canisius (Buffalo) (3-0), #387 Elmira Free Academy/Southside (Elmira) (19-6), #407 Monroe-Woodbury (Central Valley) (48-13), #570 Jamestown (48-34), #1184 Mendon/Sutherland (Pittsford) (27-0), #1184 Mendon/Sutherland (Pittsford) (28-7), #1475 St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo) (31-21), #1668 Rush-Henrietta (Henrietta) (50-6), #1701 Ursuline (Youngstown, OH) (29-3), #3638 St. Francis (Athol Springs) (48-7), #5003 Bishop Timon-St. Jude (Buffalo) (32-8), #6344 McQuaid Jesuit (Rochester) (38-10), #6871 Webster Thomas (Webster) (41-7)
2013 Losses: none
2013 Opponents W-L: 86-48
Recent State Championships: 2013, 2010 (A), 2007 (A)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 13
Streak List: 9/6/13 Bishop Timon-St. Jude (Buffalo) (32-8), 9/13/13 Canisius (Buffalo) (3-0), 9/21/13 Ursuline (Youngstown, OH) (29-3), 9/28/13 St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo) (31-21), 10/5/13 Mendon/Sutherland (Pittsford) (27-0), 10/12/13 McQuaid Jesuit (Rochester) (38-10), 10/18/13 St. Francis (Athol Springs) (48-7), 10/25/13 Webster Thomas (Webster) (41-7), 11/2/13 Mendon/Sutherland (Pittsford) (28-7), 11/9/13 Rush-Henrietta (Henrietta) (50-6), 11/16/13 Jamestown (48-34), 11/23/13 Elmira/Southside (Elmira) (19-6), 12/1/13 Monroe-Woodbury (Central Valley) (48-13)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/7 Bishop Timon-St. Jude (Buffalo), 9/13 vs Canisius (Buffalo), 9/20 St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo), 9/26 at Cathedral Prep (Erie, PA), 10/4 Mendon/Sutherland (Pittsford), 10/11 McQuaid Jesuit (Rochester), 10/18 vs St. Francis (Athol Springs)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Canisius (Buffalo) (50), Cathedral Prep (Erie, PA) (42.5), St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo) (35.7)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: McQuaid Jesuit (Rochester) (4.1), Bishop Timon-St. Jude (Buffalo) (17.5), St. Francis (Athol Springs) (18.8)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.8 (32.2 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.1
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.3
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-0
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 77%