Aquinas Institute (Rochester, NY)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Little Irish
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Chris Battaglia
League: Section 5 Freelance
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2015 JV Record: 1-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Damon Burton 5'9" 190 Senior OLB/RB
Jimmy Depetres 5'8" 270 Senior G
Jason Hawkes 6'5" 190 Senior WR

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jake Zembiec 6'3.5" 210 Senior QB 5.0
Jamir Jones 6'3" 230 Senior LB
Taylor Riggins 6'1.5" 215 Senior LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed At Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Young OL, Inexperience At QB

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 59.1
2015 National Rank: #105
2015 State Rank: #1
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 45.4
2016 National Rank: #472
2016 State Rank: #6
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 38.2
Dynasty National Rank: #290
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.2
Dynasty Record: 113-30 [114-29 on the field]

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 13-0
2015 League Record/Finish:  
2015 Points For Average: 33.5
2015 Points Against Average: 11.8
2015 Differential: +21.7
2015 Wins: #488 Saratoga Springs (44-19), #505 Liverpool (17-16), #665 St. Francis (Athol Springs) (48-7), #676 Canisius (Buffalo) (42-14), #1003 Rush-Henrietta (Henrietta) (17-14), #1066 Christian Brothers Academy (Syracuse) (33-20), #1203 Orchard Park (42-7), #1298 Hilton (21-14), #2881 Bishop Timon-St. Jude (Buffalo) (28-6), #3333 Fairport (35-14), #3371 St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo) (27-7), #3599 Delaware Valley Charter (Philadelphia, PA) (33-8), #6421 McQuaid Jesuit (Rochester) (48-7)
2015 Losses: none
2015 Opponents W-L: 91-47
Recent State Championships: 2015, 2013, 2010 (A), 2007 (A)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/1 at Victor, 9/10 Delaware Valley Charter (Philadelphia, PA), 9/17 vs Canisius (Buffalo), 9/24 St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo), 10/1 at St. Francis (Athol Springs), 10/8 McQuaid Jesuit (Rochester), 10/15 Bishop Timon-St. Jude (Buffalo)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: St. Francis (Athol Springs) (47.6), Canisius (Buffalo) (42.8), Victor (27.6)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: McQuaid Jesuit (Rochester) (13.7), St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo) (15.1), Delaware Valley Charter (Philadelphia, PA) (17.8)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.3 (34 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.6
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.3
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #7
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #936
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-1
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 16%