Ursuline (Youngstown, OH)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Fighting Irish
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Larry Kempe
League: Steel Valley
Playoff Division: IV
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Have 29 Experienced Returning Letter-Winners

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 36.7
2014 National Rank: #1114
2014 State Rank: #75
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 36.7
2015 National Rank: #1012
2015 State Rank: #68
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 38
Dynasty National Rank: #282
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.3
Dynasty Record: 97-50 (7-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 8-5
2014 League Record/Finish: 0-1 (2nd)
2014 Points For Average: 21
2014 Points Against Average: 16.1
2014 Differential: +4.9
2014 Wins: #570 Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls) (13-9), #1150 Washington (Massillon) (23-14), #2267 Lake Catholic (Mentor) (39-14), #2690 Liberty (Youngstown) (23-7), #3096 Harding [Warren G.] (Warren) (33-14), #5562 Farrell (PA) (48-14), #6241 United (Hanoverton) (39-7), #7571 East (Youngstown) (21-0)
2014 Losses: #112 Benedictine (Cleveland) (27-6), #378 St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron) (38-6), #481 Canton Central Catholic (Canton) (20-6), #706 Cardinal Mooney (Youngstown) (31-7), #812 Steubenville (14-9)
2014 Opponents W-L: 101-55
Recent State Championships: 2010 (V), 2009 (V), 2008 (5)
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011, 2010, 2008, 2004 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/19/15 Lake Catholic (Mentor) (33-12)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 at East (Youngstown), 9/4 Benedictine (Cleveland), 9/11 Archbishop Hoban (Akron), 9/19 at Lake Catholic (Mentor), 9/25 at Harding [Warren G.] (Warren), 10/2 at Steubenville, 10/9 at Washington (Massillon), 10/16 Boardman (Youngstown), 10/23 at Cardinal Mooney (Youngstown), 10/30 at St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Benedictine (Cleveland) (58.6), St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron) (45), Washington (Massillon) (39.5)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: East (Youngstown) (-5.7), Harding [Warren G.] (Warren) (14.2), Boardman (Youngstown) (18.1)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.2 (30.1 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.7
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.5
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #32
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #460
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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