Cardinal Newman (West Palm Beach, FL)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Crusaders
Colors: Royal Blue/Gold
Coach: Steve Walsh
League: 3A District 7
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #16

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2013 JV Record: 5-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Andrew Owers 6'2" 230 Senior TE/OLB 4.75
Jeramey Worthen 6'1" 190 Junior WR/OLB 4.56
Anthony Robertson 6'5" 300 Senior OL 5.33

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Travis Rudolph 6'1" 175 Senior WR [Florida State]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Understanding Schemes, Senior-Laden OL
Team Weaknesses: Majority Of Skill Position Players Are Sophomores

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 26.3
2013 National Rank: #2334
2013 State Rank: #146
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 17
2014 National Rank: #3709
2014 State Rank: #229
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 12.5
Dynasty National Rank: #4142
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.5
Dynasty Record: 65-50 [64-51 on the field] (31-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 8-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (tied for 1st)
2013 Points For Average: 33.1
2013 Points Against Average: 20.7
2013 Differential: +12.4
2013 Wins: #3079 Pahokee (28-20), #4605 King's Academy (West Palm Beach) (35-7), #4762 Jupiter (24-21), #5753 Wellington (37-7), #5861 Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood) (30-13), #8123 Leonard [John I.] (Greenacres) (38-6), #9757 North Broward Prep (Coconut Creek) (45-7), #11027 Spanish River (Boca Raton) (47-7)
2013 Losses: #633 IMG Academy (Bradenton) (43-24), #1015 Boynton Beach (34-27), #1315 American Heritage (Delray Beach) (28-14), #1512 Westminster Christian (Miami) (55-48)
2013 Opponents W-L: 58-64
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st), 2004 (2A District 7), 2003 (2A District 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 Suncoast (Riviera Beach), 9/12 Clewiston, 9/19 Jupiter, 9/26 at Leonard [John I.] (Greenacres), 10/3 Boynton Beach, 10/10 Wellington, 10/17 at Pahokee, 10/31 American Heritage (Delray Beach), 11/7 at Spanish River (Boca Raton)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Boynton Beach (43.4), American Heritage (Delray Beach) (38.1), Clewiston (30.5)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Spanish River (Boca Raton) (-13.9), Leonard [John I.] (Greenacres) (1.3), Suncoast (Riviera Beach) (7.5)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.7 (16.6 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.3
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #153
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1773
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%