Cranston West (Cranston, RI) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Falcons Colors: Scarlet/Gray Coach: Steve Stoehr League: Division I-A (moving from Division I) Playoff Division: I Playoff Division Rank: #10 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2015 JV Record: 8-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Will Such 6'1" 200 Junior TE/LB 4.8 Mike O'Neil 6'1" 190 Senior LB/TE 4.8 Matt Beyers 5'11" 275 Junior T/DT 5.1 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Improved Lines Team Weaknesses: New QB Starter, Young RBs/WRs RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 13.1 2015 National Rank: #4879 2015 State Rank: #15 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.5 2016 Starting Power Rating: 9.4 2016 National Rank: #5596 2016 State Rank: #14 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 15.3 Dynasty National Rank: #3467 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.7 Dynasty Record: 69-74 (44-64 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 5-6 2015 League Record/Finish: 2-6 (tied for 7th) 2015 Points For Average: 22 2015 Points Against Average: 18.5 2015 Differential: +3.5 2015 Wins: #3716 Cumberland (7-6), #6348 Cranston East (Cranston) (43-21), #10733 Westerly (42-14), #11083 Barrington (35-6), #12389 Chariho (Wood River Junction) (49-0) 2015 Losses: #336 Bishop Hendricken (Warwick) (27-8), #858 La Salle Academy (Providence) (41-6), #2187 South Kingstown (Wakefield) (36-13), #2307 East Providence (20-15), #3417 Portsmouth (19-12), #6348 Cranston East (Cranston) (14-12) 2015 Opponents W-L: 55-65 Recent State Championships: 2004 Recent League Championships: 2004 (Division I) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1 Streak List: 11/26/15 Cranston East (Cranston) (43-21) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 9/9 at Marshfield (MA), 9/16 Portsmouth, 9/23 at Johnston, 9/30 at South Kingstown (Wakefield), 10/7 Bishop Hendricken (Warwick), 10/14 at East Providence, 10/22 at Woonsocket, 10/28 St. Raphael Academy (Pawtucket), 11/4 at Central (Providence), 11/24 Cranston East (Cranston) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop Hendricken (Warwick) (58.2), Marshfield (MA) (42.7), East Providence (26.7) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Woonsocket (-11.1), Johnston (-11), Cranston East (Cranston) (10.8) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.2 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.3 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.1 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #2 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2116 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7 2016 Projected League Finish: 6th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |