Colerain (Cincinnati, OH)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Tom Bolden
League: Greater Miami
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2014 JV Record: 10-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Deshaunte Jones 5'10.5" 180 Senior QB/ATH 4.42
Kyle Bolden 6'1.5" 215 Junior ILB 4.57
Amir Riep 6'0" 185 Junior CB/FS 4.44

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Nathan Niehaus 6'6" 250 Senior OL
Darryll Gardner 6'0" 210 Senior OLB

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jeff Christian 5'11" 175 Senior DB 4.6
Mayne Williams 6'0" 180 Senior DB
Demetrius Colbert 6'0" 250 Senior ILB
Jordan Asberry 5'9" 180 Senior RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 16 Returning Starters From A Team That Went To Second Round Of Playoffs, Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: No Glaring Weaknesses

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 55.6
2014 National Rank: #168
2014 State Rank: #17
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.3
2015 Starting Power Rating: 61.7
2015 National Rank: #72
2015 State Rank: #6
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 58.2
Dynasty National Rank: #6
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.5
Dynasty Record: 134-18 (83-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 8-4
2014 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 31.7
2014 Points Against Average: 22.3
2014 Differential: +9.4
2014 Wins: #283 Lakota West (West Chester) (30-21), #432 Hilliard Darby (Hilliard) (28-7), #537 Lakota East (Liberty Township) (49-48), #1064 Sycamore (Cincinnati) (55-28), #1949 Fairfield (24-7), #3691 Oak Hills (Cincinnati) (22-0), #4715 Princeton (Cincinnati) (49-7), #5545 Hamilton (42-14)
2014 Losses: #6 La Salle (Cincinnati) (40-21), #45 St. Xavier (Cincinnati) (29-21), #45 St. Xavier (Cincinnati) (31-12), #70 Trinity (Louisville, KY) (36-27)
2014 Opponents W-L: 85-57
Recent National Championships: 2004
Recent State Championships: 2004 (1)
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2013 (tied for 1st), 2012, 2011, 2010 (tied for 1st), 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 (tied for 1st), 2004 (tied for 1st), 2003 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/18/15 Mason [William] (Mason) (21-7)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/29 Warren Central (Indianapolis, IN), 9/5 St. Xavier (Cincinnati), 9/11 at La Salle (Cincinnati), 9/18 at Mason [William] (Mason), 9/25 Middletown, 10/2 at Fairfield, 10/9 Lakota West (West Chester), 10/16 at Lakota East (Liberty Township), 10/23 Hamilton, 10/30 at Oak Hills (Cincinnati)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: La Salle (Cincinnati) (80.4), St. Xavier (Cincinnati) (63.7), Warren Central (Indianapolis, IN) (54)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Hamilton (13.3), Oak Hills (Cincinnati) (14.4), Fairfield (28.5)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.9 (45.4 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 39.8
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.9
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #6
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #104
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%