Malvern Prep (Malvern, PA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Friars
Colors: Blue/Silver
Coach: Aaron Brady
League: Inter-Academic
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2014 JV Record: 7-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Rashon Lusane 6'0" 190 Senior S/QB 4.6
John Skrocki 6'3" 265 Senior OL/DL 5.2
Riley Ammerman 6'3" 230 Senior DE/HB 5.1

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Hayden Mahoney 6'5" 285 Senior OL
Trevor Morris 6'2" 200 Senior LB
Alex Hornibrook 6'4" 210 Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL Had Great Off-Season/Should Gel Early, Defense Very Aggressive/Opportunistic
Team Weaknesses: Young, Lost A Lot Of Experience, Need To Be Able To Finish Games

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 34.8
2014 National Rank: #1311
2014 State Rank: #49
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 28.1
2015 National Rank: #1977
2015 State Rank: #73
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 35.2
Dynasty National Rank: #411
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.1
Dynasty Record: 91-35 (45-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 6-4
2014 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2014 Points For Average: 28
2014 Points Against Average: 23.2
2014 Differential: +4.8
2014 Wins: #2170 Springside Chestnut Hill Academy (Philadelphia) (41-33), #4547 Episcopal Academy (Newtown Square) (21-7), #4656 Germantown Academy (Fort Washington) (49-13), #5121 St. Mary's (Annapolis, MD) (16-13), #5269 Penn Charter [William] (Philadelphia) (44-16), #5425 Holy Spirit (Absecon, NJ) (40-14)
2014 Losses: #31 St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia) (49-28), #120 La Salle (Wyndmoor) (27-8), #434 Haverford School (Haverford) (22-6), #1234 Roman Catholic (Philadelphia) (38-27)
2014 Opponents W-L: 62-48-1
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st), 2011, 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2007, 2005, 2003 (tied for 1st; Inter Academic)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 6
Streak List: 10/18/14 Germantown Academy (Fort Washington) (49-13), 10/24/14 Penn Charter [William] (Philadelphia) (44-16), 11/1/14 Episcopal Academy (Newtown Square) (21-7), 11/8/14 Springside Chestnut Hill Academy (Philadelphia) (41-33), 8/28/15 St. Rita (Chicago, IL) (37-0), 9/11/15 Holy Spirit (Absecon, NJ) (34-0)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 at St. Rita (Chicago, IL), 9/11 at Holy Spirit (Absecon, NJ), 9/25 La Salle (Wyndmoor), 10/2 St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia), 10/8 Roman Catholic (Philadelphia), 10/16 at Episcopal Academy (Newtown Square), 10/24 Haverford School (Haverford), 10/31 at Germantown Academy (Fort Washington), 11/7 Penn Charter [William] (Philadelphia), 11/14 Springside Chestnut Hill Academy (Philadelphia), 11/25 at Cardinal O'Hara (Springfield)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia) (56.3), Haverford School (Haverford) (51.4), La Salle (Wyndmoor) (46)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Cardinal O'Hara (Springfield) (-2.7), Episcopal Academy (Newtown Square) (10.1), Penn Charter [William] (Philadelphia) (10.5)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.8
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.6
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.2
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #6
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #744
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-5
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%