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: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2015 JV Record: 9-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Zac Fernandez 5'9" 180 Senior ATH/RB 4.5
Jake Glavin 6'2.5" 295 Senior OL/DL 5.29
O'Shaan Allison 5'10" 190 Junior RB 4.58

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines
Team Weaknesses: Must Replace Graduated Senior Leadership

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 46.2
2015 National Rank: #489
2015 State Rank: #19
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +1.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 49.4
2016 National Rank: #337
2016 State Rank: #14
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 36
Dynasty National Rank: #384
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.4
Dynasty Record: 100-37 (49-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 9-2
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 32.6
2015 Points Against Average: 12.3
2015 Differential: +20.3
2015 Wins: #212 St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia) (33-21), #2146 St. Rita (Chicago, IL) (37-0), #2841 Germantown Academy (Fort Washington) (34-7), #3021 Penn Charter [William] (Philadelphia) (37-7), #3203 Episcopal Academy (Newtown Square) (33-14), #4410 Roman Catholic (Philadelphia) (28-7), #4832 Springside Chestnut Hill Academy (Philadelphia) (46-20), #6167 Holy Spirit (Absecon, NJ) (34-0), #7608 Cardinal O'Hara (Springfield) (49-7)
2015 Losses: #177 La Salle (Wyndmoor) (21-14), #382 Haverford School (Haverford) (31-14)
2015 Opponents W-L: 58-56
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st), 2011, 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2007, 2005, 2003 (tied for 1st; Inter Academic)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 at St. Augustine Prep (Richland, NJ), 9/9 La Salle (Wyndmoor), 9/17 Pope John XXIII (Sparta, NJ), 9/23 Gilman (Baltimore, MD), 9/30 Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia), 10/14 Episcopal Academy (Newtown Square), 10/22 at Haverford School (Haverford), 10/29 Germantown Academy (Fort Washington), 11/4 at Penn Charter [William] (Philadelphia), 11/12 at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy (Philadelphia)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Gilman (Baltimore, MD) (65), Imhotep Charter (Philadelphia) (57.7), La Salle (Wyndmoor) (55.5)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Springside Chestnut Hill Academy (Philadelphia) (16.4), Pope John XXIII (Sparta, NJ) (19.2), Penn Charter [William] (Philadelphia) (26.2)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.5
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 39.2
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +12.7
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #136
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%