| Kirtland (OH) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Hornets Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Tiger Laverde League: Chagrin Valley - Valley Playoff Division: VI Playoff Division Rank: #2 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2013 JV Record: 10-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Matthew Finkler 6'3" 240 Senior TE/MLB 4.75 Adam Hess 5'11" 205 Senior RB/DE 4.75 Sam Skiljan 6'0" 190 Senior QB/DB 4.64 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Talent At Skill Positions Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Lines RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 51.9 2013 National Rank: #235 2013 State Rank: #20 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -16.1 2014 Starting Power Rating: 33.4 2014 National Rank: #1176 2014 State Rank: #75 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 19.2 Dynasty National Rank: #2459 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 33.2 Dynasty Record: 106-27 (41-5 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 15-0 2013 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st) 2013 Points For Average: 52.3 2013 Points Against Average: 8.9 2013 Differential: +43.4 2013 Wins: #667 Bishop Ready (Columbus) (10-7), #857 Wayne Trace (Haviland) (44-16), #2599 Mogadore (45-7), #3148 Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Louisville) (49-21), #5347 Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland) (41-14), #5650 Beachwood (52-12), #5935 McDonald (57-0), #6879 Independence (63-9), #9145 Cardinal (Middlefield) (63-20), #9483 Edgewood (Ashtabula) (62-7), #9611 North (Eastlake) (62-7), #10543 Berkshire (Burton) (54-0), #10828 Grand Valley (Orwell) (61-14), #13405 Harding (Fairport Harbor) (66-0), #14209 Newbury (56-0) 2013 Losses: none 2013 Opponents W-L: 92-75 Recent State Championships: 2013, 2011 (V) Recent League Championships: 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 17 Streak List: 8/30/13 North (Eastlake) (62-7), 9/6/13 Grand Valley (Orwell) (61-14), 9/13/13 Edgewood (Ashtabula) (62-7), 9/20/13 Newbury (56-0), 9/27/13 Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland) (41-14), 10/4/13 Cardinal (Middlefield) (63-20), 10/11/13 Harding (Fairport Harbor) (66-0), 10/18/13 Berkshire (Burton) (54-0), 10/25/13 Beachwood (52-12), 11/1/13 Independence (63-9), 11/8/13 McDonald (57-0), 11/15/13 Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Louisville) (49-21), 11/22/13 Mogadore (45-7), 11/29/13 Bishop Ready (Columbus) (10-7), 12/6/13 Wayne Trace (Haviland) (44-16), 8/29/14 North (Eastlake) (49-14), 9/5/14 Grand Valley (Orwell) (61-0) SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/29 North (Eastlake), 9/5 Grand Valley (Orwell), 9/12 at Edgewood (Ashtabula), 9/19 Villa Angela-St. Joseph (Cleveland), 9/26 at Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland), 10/3 Cardinal (Middlefield), 10/10 Harding (Fairport Harbor), 10/17 Berkshire (Burton), 10/25 at Beachwood, 10/31 at Independence Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Villa Angela-St. Joseph (Cleveland) (15.5), Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland) (10.8), Beachwood (9.5) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Harding (Fairport Harbor) (-31.2), Edgewood (Ashtabula) (-13.1), Grand Valley (Orwell) (-12.8) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.8 (10.5 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.5 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.3 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #541 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9162 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0 2014 Projected League Finish: 1st 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 90% |