Ansonia (OH)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Tigers Colors: Orange/Black Coach: Eugene Hoening League: Cross County Playoff Division: VII Playoff Division Rank: #41 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Nick Buckingham 6'1" 170 Senior RB/DE Nathan Denniston 6'4" 210 Sophomore OL Ayden Sanders 6'0" 165 Sophomore RB/LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: 6 Sophomores Have Some Starting Experience Team Weaknesses: Playing A Number Of Underclassmen Before They're Ready, Lack Depth At All Positions, Breaking In New QB RATINGS 2014 Final Power Rating: -10.8 2014 National Rank: #10334 2014 State Rank: #555 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2015 Starting Power Rating: -9.3 2015 National Rank: #9947 2015 State Rank: #548 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -8 Dynasty National Rank: #10685 2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.3 Dynasty Record: 63-60 (57-51 in league) HISTORICAL 2014 Overall Record: 3-7 2014 League Record/Finish: 2-6 (7th) 2014 Points For Average: 21.3 2014 Points Against Average: 33 2014 Differential: -11.7 2014 Wins: #10717 Linden-McKinley (Columbus) (28-20), #11345 Bethel (Tipp City) (27-25), #12993 Mississinawa Valley (Union City) (36-6) 2014 Losses: #2510 Tri-County North (Lewisburg) (38-0), #4314 Miami East (Casstown) (41-14), #5275 Twin Valley South (West Alexandria) (35-15), #7727 Covington (24-6), #8085 National Trail (New Paris) (60-36), #9004 Belmont (Dayton) (36-22), #9124 Arcanum (45-29) 2014 Opponents W-L: 54-48 Recent League Championships: 2009 Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none SCHEDULE 2015 Schedule: 8/28 Africentric Early College (Columbus), 9/4 Tri-County North (Lewisburg), 9/11 at Miami East (Casstown), 9/18 Twin Valley South (West Alexandria), 9/25 at National Trail (New Paris), 10/2 at Troy Christian (Troy), 10/9 Arcanum, 10/16 at Mississinawa Valley (Union City), 10/23 Bethel (Tipp City), 10/30 at Covington Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Tri-County North (Lewisburg) (17.7), Miami East (Casstown) (17.4), Covington (10.1) Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Africentric Early College (Columbus) (-41.8), Mississinawa Valley (Union City) (-29.2), Bethel (Tipp City) (-14.9) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.3 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.3 2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #562 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9337 2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2015 Projected League Finish: 7th 2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%