| Bishop Ireton (Alexandria, VA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cardinals Colors: Red/Vegas Gold Coach: Tony Verducci League: VISAA Freelance Playoff Division: VISAA 1 Playoff Division Rank: #5 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2014 JV Record: 4-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Corey Johnson 6'0" 180 Senior CB 4.6 Ryan Verducci 6'2" 190 Senior TE 4.65 Perris Jones 5'6" 180 Junior RB 4.5 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Football IQ, Work-Ethic, Great Group Of Returning Players Committed To Getting Back To VISAA Championship Team Weaknesses: Loss Of Production From Top QB/Top WR, Need A Defensive Leader To Step Up RATINGS 2014 Final Power Rating: 24.8 2014 National Rank: #2641 2014 State Rank: #72 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2015 Starting Power Rating: 25.3 2015 National Rank: #2385 2015 State Rank: #67 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 8.3 Dynasty National Rank: #5487 2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17 Dynasty Record: 61-59 (1-0 in league) HISTORICAL 2014 Overall Record: 8-4 2014 League Record/Finish: 2014 Points For Average: 29.7 2014 Points Against Average: 20.1 2014 Differential: +9.6 2014 Wins: #951 Episcopal (Alexandria) (26-24), #5621 St. Stephen's & St. Agnes (Alexandria) (42-17), #6149 Paul VI (Fairfax) (20-13), #6678 Flint Hill (Oakton) (24-21), #6811 St. John Paul the Great (Dumfries) (26-0), #8888 St. Albans (Washington, DC) (38-6), #9883 Potomac School (McLean) (45-7), #11799 Park View (Sterling) (46-12) 2014 Losses: #644 Benedictine (Richmond) (23-7), #644 Benedictine (Richmond) (29-26), #1396 Bishop O'Connell [Denis J.] (Arlington) (54-28), #6811 St. John Paul the Great (Dumfries) (35-28) 2014 Opponents W-L: 59-64 Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; VISFA Freelance) Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 3 Streak List: 9/4/15 Nansemond-Suffolk Academy (Suffolk) (27-6), 9/12/15 Bishop O'Connell [Denis J.] (Arlington) (23-21), 9/18/15 St. Albans (Washington, DC) (62-29) SCHEDULE 2015 Schedule: 9/4 at Nansemond-Suffolk Academy (Suffolk), 9/12 Bishop O'Connell [Denis J.] (Arlington), 9/18 at St. Albans (Washington, DC), 9/26 Episcopal (Alexandria), 10/3 St. Stephen's & St. Agnes (Alexandria), 10/10 at Flint Hill (Oakton), 10/17 at Benedictine (Richmond), 10/24 at Avalon (Gaithersburg, MD), 10/31 Paul VI (Fairfax), 11/7 St. John Paul the Great (Dumfries) Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Episcopal (Alexandria) (45.7), Bishop O'Connell [Denis J.] (Arlington) (43.8), Benedictine (Richmond) (43.8) Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: St. Albans (Washington, DC) (-4.3), Paul VI (Fairfax) (-3.1), Flint Hill (Oakton) (6.3) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.5 (15 overall) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19 2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +9.5 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #64 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2136 2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |