Mentor (OH) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cardinals Colors: Scarlet/Gray Coach: Steve Trivisonno League: Northeast Ohio (moving from Northeast Ohio - Valley) Playoff Division: I Playoff Division Rank: #6 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2015 JV Record: 7-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Tadas Tatarunas 6'4" 210 Junior QB 4.9 Logan Shea 5'10" 165 Junior WR 4.5 Michael Ballentine 6'0" 190 Senior SS 4.6 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Depth, Size, Experience Team Weaknesses: Tough Schedule RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 51 2015 National Rank: #301 2015 State Rank: #23 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2 2016 Starting Power Rating: 55.5 2016 National Rank: #185 2016 State Rank: #13 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 48.5 Dynasty National Rank: #63 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7 Dynasty Record: 125-37 (55-6 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 8-4 2015 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st) 2015 Points For Average: 32.8 2015 Points Against Average: 27.6 2015 Differential: +5.2 2015 Wins: #279 Euclid (37-27), #626 St. Ignatius (Cleveland) (63-56), #793 GlenOak (Canton) (41-13), #1237 Strongsville (35-24), #1705 Boardman (Youngstown) (38-7), #2383 Brunswick (20-10), #2421 Medina (42-20), #4057 Shaker Heights (35-12) 2015 Losses: #6 St. Edward (Lakewood) (34-10), #125 St. Xavier (Cincinnati) (59-13), #386 Solon (42-35), #1240 Elyria (27-24) 2015 Opponents W-L: 79-55 Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st; Northeast Ohio - Valley), 2013 (Northeast Ohio - Valley), 2012 (Northeast Ohio - Valley), 2010 (Lake Erie - Lake), 2009 (Lake Erie - Lake), 2008 (Lake Erie - Lake), 2006 (Lake Erie - Lake), 2005 (tied for 1st; Lake Erie- Lake), 2003 (Lake Erie- Lake) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/26 Washington (Massillon), 9/3 at St. Ignatius (Cleveland), 9/9 St. Xavier (Cincinnati), 9/15 at Euclid, 9/23 Shaker Heights, 9/30 Solon, 10/7 at Medina, 10/13 Strongsville, 10/21 at Brunswick, 10/28 Elyria Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: St. Xavier (Cincinnati) (59.5), Solon (49.4), Euclid (44.2) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Shaker Heights (14.4), Brunswick (19), Medina (31.4) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.6 (44 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 37.6 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #24 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #176 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1 2016 Projected League Finish: 1st 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 21% |