Aurora (OH) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Greenmen Colors: Dark Green/White Coach: Bob Mihalik League: Chagrin Valley - Chagrin Playoff Division: III Playoff Division Rank: #15 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2013 JV Record: 9-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Brandon Zamary 6'2" 255 Senior DL/OL 5.21 Alex Smierciak 5'11" 165 Senior DB/QB 4.82 Josh Burger 6'4.5" 290 Junior OL/DL 5.38 D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION George Bollas 6'3" 205 Senior QB [Kent State] STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experienced Defense, Strong OL Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At Skill Positions RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 36.6 2013 National Rank: #1049 2013 State Rank: #67 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.9 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2014 Starting Power Rating: 30.9 2014 National Rank: #1439 2014 State Rank: #87 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 29.1 Dynasty National Rank: #896 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.1 Dynasty Record: 103-31 (59-14 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 10-2 2013 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st) 2013 Points For Average: 35.8 2013 Points Against Average: 17.8 2013 Differential: +18 2013 Wins: #1532 Chagrin Falls (14-13), #1756 Louisville (24-21), #1954 Kenston (Chagrin Falls) (63-28), #2931 Twinsburg (20-13), #3377 Perry (28-3), #5034 Revere (Richfield) (35-2), #5176 Orange (Pepper Pike) (58-28), #7791 Ravenna (41-14), #8133 Wickliffe (61-7), #9465 Harvey [Thomas W.] (Painesville) (38-0) 2013 Losses: #298 Hubbard (49-19), #2208 West Geauga (Chesterland) (35-28) 2013 Opponents W-L: 67-61 Recent State Championships: 2008 (3) Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st), 2012 (tied for 1st), 2010 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2007 (tied for 1st), 2006, 2005 Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2 Streak List: 8/29/14 Twinsburg (34-13), 9/5/14 Ravenna (42-28) SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Twinsburg, 9/5 at Ravenna, 9/12 Revere (Richfield), 9/19 at Chagrin Falls, 9/26 Orange (Pepper Pike), 10/3 West Geauga (Chesterland), 10/10 at Wickliffe, 10/17 Perry, 10/24 Harvey [Thomas W.] (Painesville), 10/31 at Kenston (Chagrin Falls) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Perry (30.8), Kenston (Chagrin Falls) (28.8), Chagrin Falls (28.6) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Harvey [Thomas W.] (Painesville) (-6.5), Ravenna (-3.2), Wickliffe (-0.7) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.6 (22.5 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.1 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.5 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #208 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3039 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2014 Projected League Finish: 1st 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 13% |