Cardinal Newman (West Palm Beach, FL)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Crusaders
Colors: Royal Blue/Gold
Coach: Steve Walsh
League: 3A District 7
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #15

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2014 JV Record: 5-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jeramey Worthen 6'1" 190 Senior RB/LB 4.5
Kyle Cartales 6'0" 225 Senior RB/DE 4.6
Grant Papenfuss 6'3" 180 Senior QB 4.7

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Andrew Owers 6'3" 230 Senior TE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Positions, Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: Lines, Size

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 19.3
2014 National Rank: #3604
2014 State Rank: #243
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 22.6
2015 National Rank: #2860
2015 State Rank: #199
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 13
Dynasty National Rank: #4026
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.6
Dynasty Record: 69-56 [68-57 on the field] (32-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 4-6
2014 League Record/Finish: 1-1 (2nd)
2014 Points For Average: 21.8
2014 Points Against Average: 35.9
2014 Differential: -14.1
2014 Wins: #2643 Pahokee (37-33), #6746 Suncoast (Riviera Beach) (36-18), #7058 Jupiter (12-7), #8814 Spanish River (Boca Raton) (42-15)
2014 Losses: #98 American Heritage (Delray Beach) (48-3), #326 Boynton Beach (63-0), #593 Clewiston (38-20), #635 Westminster Christian (Miami) (41-10), #1066 Wellington (54-34), #4381 Leonard [John I.] (Greenacres) (42-24)
2014 Opponents W-L: 65-47
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st), 2004 (2A District 7), 2003 (2A District 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 at Spanish River (Boca Raton), 9/4 Santaluces (Lantana), 9/11 Pahokee, 9/18 at Boynton Beach, 9/25 Glades Day (Belle Glade), 10/9 at Suncoast (Riviera Beach), 10/16 American Heritage (Delray Beach), 10/23 Village Academy (Delray Beach), 10/29 at Oxbridge Academy (West Palm Beach), 11/6 at Leonard [John I.] (Greenacres)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Oxbridge Academy (West Palm Beach) (52.8), American Heritage (Delray Beach) (42.2), Boynton Beach (32.2)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Spanish River (Boca Raton) (-3.8), Santaluces (Lantana) (1.3), Village Academy (Delray Beach) (4.6)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.3 (29.5 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.8
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.5
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #189
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1964
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2015 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%