St. Elizabeth (Wilmington, DE)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Joe Aviola
League: Freelance
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #16

RETURNERS
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Brendan McCloskey 6'1" 185 Senior QB/S
Dante Tiberi 6'2.5" 245 Senior DT/OL
Joey Carrow 6'1" 180 Junior WR/S

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Good Senior Leadership, Hard-Working Group
Team Weaknesses: Adjusting To New Coaching Staff, New Systems On Offense/Defense, Very Young Team

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -16.4
2013 National Rank: #11477
2013 State Rank: #35
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.2
2014 Starting Power Rating: -13.9
2014 National Rank: #11004
2014 State Rank: #32
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 3.1
Dynasty National Rank: #7171
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 17
Dynasty Record: 52-57

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 1-7
2013 League Record/Finish:  
2013 Points For Average: 10.6
2013 Points Against Average: 31.1
2013 Differential: -20.5
2013 Wins: #10932 Laurel (38-21)
2013 Losses: #1451 St. Mark's (Wilmington) (31-0), #3567 Caravel (Bear) (35-6), #5888 Delmar (28-0), #6553 DuPont [Alexis I.] (Wilmington) (49-20), #7363 Archmere Academy (Claymont) (13-8), #7980 Delaware Military Academy (Wilmington) (33-6), #8195 Brandywine (Wilmington) (39-7)
2013 Opponents W-L: 48-36
Recent State Championships: 2010
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/6 at Brandywine (Wilmington), 9/12 at Laurel, 9/19 Delmar, 9/27 at DuPont [Alexis I.] (Wilmington), 10/4 at Cardinal McCarrick (South Amboy, NJ), 10/10 Caravel (Bear), 10/18 Delaware Military Academy (Wilmington), 10/25 Moyer Academy [Maurice J.] (Wilmington), 10/31 at St. Mark's (Wilmington), 11/7 Archmere Academy (Claymont)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: St. Mark's (Wilmington) (31.3), Caravel (Bear) (22.4), DuPont [Alexis I.] (Wilmington) (16.2)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Moyer Academy [Maurice J.] (Wilmington) (-42.9), Cardinal McCarrick (South Amboy, NJ) (-39.5), Delaware Military Academy (Wilmington) (-2.9)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.8
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.8
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #29
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8100
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%