Cranston West (Cranston, RI)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Scarlet/Gray
Coach: Steve Stoehr
League: Division I
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 10-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Steven Furtado 6'1" 190 Senior QB/FS 4.60
Raekwon Kisilywicz 5'5" 150 Senior RB/DB 4.70
Stephen Ohsberg 5'11" 270 Senior T/DT 5.10

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Key Starters, Experience At Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Passing Game, Inexperience On Defense

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 16.5
2013 National Rank: #4092
2013 State Rank: #11
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 16.7
2014 National Rank: #3782
2014 State Rank: #9
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 16.3
Dynasty National Rank: #3117
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.7
Dynasty Record: 60-61 (40-52 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 4-6
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-5 (6th)
2013 Points For Average: 20.6
2013 Points Against Average: 24.1
2013 Differential: -3.5
2013 Wins: #3832 South Kingstown (Wakefield) (28-14), #4142 Cumberland (27-12), #6757 East Providence (42-28), #8568 Tolman (Pawtucket) (28-14)
2013 Losses: #574 Bishop Hendricken (Warwick) (33-10), #1646 Cranston East (Cranston) (42-29), #1827 Portsmouth (27-7), #2286 Barrington (21-7), #2514 Norwich Free Academy (Norwich, CT) (28-7), #3625 La Salle Academy (Providence) (22-21)
2013 Opponents W-L: 68-45
Recent State Championships: 2004
Recent League Championships: 2004
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/12 at Westerly, 9/19 Cumberland, 9/26 at La Salle Academy (Providence), 10/3 at Cranston East (Cranston), 10/10 at South Kingstown (Wakefield), 10/17 Chariho (Wood River Junction), 10/24 Barrington, 10/31 Bishop Hendricken (Warwick), 11/7 at East Providence, 11/15 at Portsmouth, 11/27 Cranston East (Cranston)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop Hendricken (Warwick) (39), Cranston East (Cranston) (28.7), Barrington (25)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Chariho (Wood River Junction) (-14.5), Westerly (-13.2), East Providence (4.8)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.3
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.8
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2726
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-6
2014 Projected League Finish: 6th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%