Westerville Central (Westerville, OH)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Warhawks
Colors: Silver/Black
Coach: John Magistro
League: Ohio Capital - Cardinal
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #30

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2013 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Ben Cooper 6'3" 310 Senior DL 5.30
Cedric Frierson 6'2" 205 Junior WR/CB 4.65
Nate Traini 5'10" 265 Senior OL/DL 5.40

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Nick Richardson 6'4.5" 280 Senior OL [Kentucky]
Eldin Anu 5'10" 165 Senior DB 4.3 [Kent State]
Jared Drake 6'2" 205 Senior QB 4.5

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Off-Season Work Ethic, Depth At Key Positions
Team Weaknesses: Experience, LB, OL

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 48.2
2013 National Rank: #345
2013 State Rank: #28
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 34.1
2014 National Rank: #1113
2014 State Rank: #72
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 17.8
Dynasty National Rank: #2776
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17.6
Dynasty Record: 48-65 (29-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 10-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 47
2013 Points Against Average: 24.3
2013 Differential: +22.7
2013 Wins: #886 Hilliard Darby (Hilliard) (35-21), #1074 Solon (55-7), #1666 Dublin Scioto (Dublin) (41-38), #1740 Hilliard Bradley (Hilliard) (69-31), #1891 Westerville South (Westerville) (54-35), #2077 St. Francis de Sales (Columbus) (29-7), #3273 Dublin Jerome (Dublin) (40-3), #3594 Independence (Columbus) (54-32), #5263 Westerville North (Westerville) (56-7), #7373 Canal Winchester (57-14)
2013 Losses: #201 Austintown-Fitch (Youngstown) (40-24), #498 New Albany (57-50)
2013 Opponents W-L: 72-56
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2011 (tied for 1st), 2006 (Ohio Capital - Central)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/29/14 St. Francis de Sales (Columbus) (21-17), 9/5/14 New Albany (43-13)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at St. Francis de Sales (Columbus), 9/5 at New Albany, 9/11 Independence (Columbus), 9/19 Dublin Scioto (Dublin), 9/26 at Canal Winchester, 10/3 Hilliard Bradley (Hilliard), 10/10 at Westerville North (Westerville), 10/16 Westerville South (Westerville), 10/24 at Hilliard Darby (Hilliard), 10/31 Dublin Jerome (Dublin)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: New Albany (45.5), Hilliard Darby (Hilliard) (37.2), Dublin Scioto (Dublin) (34.1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Canal Winchester (2.3), Independence (Columbus) (8.3), Westerville North (Westerville) (10)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24 (31.5 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.7
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #76
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1047
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%