Kirtland (OH) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Hornets Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Tiger Laverde League: Chagrin Valley - Valley Playoff Division: VI Playoff Division Rank: #4 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2014 JV Record: 9-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Evan Madden 6'3" 195 Senior TE/LB 4.8 Joey Bates 5'10" 190 Senior RB/LB 4.7 David Allchin 5'8" 165 Senior RB/DB 4.6 COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION Matthew Finkler 6'3" 230 Senior LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: DB, OL Team Weaknesses: Experience RATINGS 2014 Final Power Rating: 46.1 2014 National Rank: #466 2014 State Rank: #38 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -8.4 2015 Starting Power Rating: 34.2 2015 National Rank: #1277 2015 State Rank: #81 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 21.5 Dynasty National Rank: #2033 2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.7 Dynasty Record: 120-28 (44-5 in league) HISTORICAL 2014 Overall Record: 14-1 2014 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st) 2014 Points For Average: 45.2 2014 Points Against Average: 10.8 2014 Differential: +34.4 2014 Wins: #763 Loudonville (31-14), #2109 Garaway (Sugarcreek) (41-0), #2516 Valley (Lucasville) (28-7), #2832 Hillsdale (Jeromesville) (37-7), #3019 Villa Angela-St. Joseph (Cleveland) (42-6), #5451 North (Eastlake) (49-14), #6545 Beachwood (49-24), #6824 Cardinal (Middlefield) (51-13), #7447 Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland) (50-21), #8894 Independence (59-0), #10942 Berkshire (Burton) (48-7), #11491 Edgewood (Ashtabula) (42-3), #12226 Grand Valley (Orwell) (61-0), #14055 Harding (Fairport Harbor) (48-0) 2014 Losses: #328 Minster (46-42) 2014 Opponents W-L: 101-66 Recent State Championships: 2013, 2011 (V) Recent League Championships: 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 2 Streak List: 9/11/15 Villa Angela-St. Joseph (Cleveland) (30-0), 9/18/15 Richmond Heights (44-0) SCHEDULE 2015 Schedule: 8/28 Chagrin Falls, 9/4 at Grand Valley (Orwell), 9/11 Villa Angela-St. Joseph (Cleveland), 9/18 Richmond Heights, 9/25 at Berkshire (Burton), 10/2 Independence, 10/9 at Cardinal (Middlefield), 10/16 at Harding (Fairport Harbor), 10/23 at Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland), 10/30 Hawken (Gates Mills) Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Villa Angela-St. Joseph (Cleveland) (17.6), Chagrin Falls (17.2), Cardinal (Middlefield) (1.6) Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Harding (Fairport Harbor) (-38.2), Hawken (Gates Mills) (-21.5), Grand Valley (Orwell) (-16.4) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.9 (15.1 overall) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.2 2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.3 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #605 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10445 2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0 2015 Projected League Finish: 1st 2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 82% |