Cardinal Newman (West Palm Beach, FL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Crusaders Colors: Royal Blue/Gold Coach: Brian Pulaski League: 3A District 7 Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #25 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 10 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Carson Powell 5'11" 190 Senior RB/S 4.54 Nate Grant 5'11" 220 Senior RB/LB 4.69 Jayson Moschella 5'9" 175 Junior QB/S 4.6 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Attacking Flexbone Triple Option Offense, Dominating Defense, Great Senior Class RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: -5 2015 National Rank: #9116 2015 State Rank: #444 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 1.5 2016 National Rank: #7451 2016 State Rank: #393 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 11.6 Dynasty National Rank: #4446 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.1 Dynasty Record: 70-65 [69-66 on the field] (32-19 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 1-9 2015 League Record/Finish: 0-2 (3rd) 2015 Points For Average: 9.7 2015 Points Against Average: 33.5 2015 Differential: -23.8 2015 Wins: #5737 Suncoast (Riviera Beach) (29-13) 2015 Losses: #330 American Heritage (Delray Beach) (49-10), #532 Oxbridge Academy (West Palm Beach) (48-0), #2242 Pahokee (21-7), #3702 Leonard [John I.] (Greenacres) (27-14), #4013 Spanish River (Boca Raton) (54-0), #5088 Santaluces (Lantana) (50-19), #5223 Boynton Beach (19-0), #6605 Village Academy (Delray Beach) (33-8), #8434 Glades Day (Belle Glade) (21-10) 2015 Opponents W-L: 55-52 Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st), 2004 (2A District 7), 2003 (2A District 7) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/2/16 Santaluces (Lantana) (45-6) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/26 Spanish River (Boca Raton), 9/2 at Santaluces (Lantana), 9/9 at Pahokee, 9/23 Boynton Beach, 9/30 at St. John Paul II Academy (Boca Raton), 10/7 Suncoast (Riviera Beach), 10/14 at American Heritage (Delray Beach), 10/21 at Village Academy (Delray Beach), 10/28 Oxbridge Academy (West Palm Beach), 11/4 Leonard [John I.] (Greenacres) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Oxbridge Academy (West Palm Beach) (60.9), American Heritage (Delray Beach) (56.1), Pahokee (26.6) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Santaluces (Lantana) (6.1), Village Academy (Delray Beach) (9.7), Boynton Beach (11.5) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.5 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.3 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.8 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #112 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1237 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-9 2016 Projected League Finish: 4th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |