New Philadelphia (OH)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Quakers Colors: Red/Black Coach: Matt Dennison League: East Central Ohio - Scarlet Playoff Division: III Playoff Division Rank: #8 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2015 JV Record: 9-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Logan Bitikofer 6'4" 210 Senior QB 4.8 Blake Bolon 6'0.5" 205 Senior LB/HB 4.75 Seth Parker 6'4" 230 Senior DE/OL 5.0 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Many Returners At Key Positions, 3-Year Starter At QB Is D1 Recruit, Much Of Defensive Front 7 Returns Team Weaknesses: Replacing 1000-Yard RB, Secondary Inexperience RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 38.5 2015 National Rank: #955 2015 State Rank: #66 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.3 2016 Starting Power Rating: 41 2016 National Rank: #708 2016 State Rank: #48 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 23 Dynasty National Rank: #1807 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18 Dynasty Record: 100-38 (51-20 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 8-3 2015 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st) 2015 Points For Average: 34.1 2015 Points Against Average: 14.8 2015 Differential: +19.3 2015 Wins: #556 Zanesville (13-10), #3830 Dover (56-13), #4450 Northwest (Canal Fulton) (48-0), #5945 Cambridge (41-20), #6821 Marietta (49-13), #6963 Tallmadge (14-0), #9919 West Holmes (Millersburg) (42-14), #10807 Claymont (Uhrichsville) (55-0) 2015 Losses: #57 Archbishop Hoban (Akron) (35-21), #184 Perry (Massillon) (35-14), #784 Canton Central Catholic (Canton) (23-22) 2015 Opponents W-L: 71-58 Recent League Championships: 2015, 2005 (tied for 1st; East Central Ohio), 2004 (East Central Ohio) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2 Streak List: 8/26/16 Canton Central Catholic (Canton) (14-6), 9/2/16 West Holmes (Millersburg) (31-7) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/26 Canton Central Catholic (Canton), 9/2 at West Holmes (Millersburg), 9/9 Perry (Massillon), 9/16 Tallmadge, 9/23 at Northwest (Canal Fulton), 9/30 at Claymont (Uhrichsville), 10/7 at Zanesville, 10/14 Marietta, 10/21 at Cambridge, 10/28 Dover Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Perry (Massillon) (56.8), Canton Central Catholic (Canton) (47.8), Zanesville (41) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Claymont (Uhrichsville) (-12.5), West Holmes (Millersburg) (-5), Tallmadge (7.8) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.5 (25.1 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.4 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.9 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #140 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2093 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2016 Projected League Finish: 1st 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%