St. Xavier (Cincinnati, OH) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bombers Colors: Blue/White Coach: Steve Specht League: Greater Catholic - South Playoff Division: I Playoff Division Rank: #5 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2015 JV Record: 9-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Sean Clifford 6'3" 200 Senior QB 4.7 Matt Bockhorst 6'4" 300 Senior OL 5.3 Colton Paul 6'3" 205 Senior WR/DB 4.6 COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION Noah Davis 6'5" 230 Senior TE Nick Meyer 6'5" 270 Senior OL Andrew Homer 6'5" 215 Senior TE STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Returning QB Is 3-Year Starter, Top 4 WRs Return Team Weaknesses: Lost 4 OL Starters To Graduation, Must Replace 3 DBs/2 LBs RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 58.2 2015 National Rank: #125 2015 State Rank: #10 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.8 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 59.5 2016 National Rank: #119 2016 State Rank: #8 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 58.7 Dynasty National Rank: #6 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.8 Dynasty Record: 115-43 [114-44 on the field] (26-13 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 7-5 2015 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (tied for 1st) 2015 Points For Average: 26.3 2015 Points Against Average: 18.8 2015 Differential: +7.5 2015 Wins: #11 La Salle (Cincinnati) (24-14), #89 Cathedral (Indianapolis, IN) (31-17), #104 Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati) (14-10), #301 Mentor (59-13), #409 St. Xavier (Louisville, KY) (20-10), #826 Lincoln (Gahanna) (28-14), #2672 Covington Catholic (Park Hills, KY) (57-7) 2015 Losses: #12 Colerain (Cincinnati) (42-14), #12 Colerain (Cincinnati) (13-10), #63 Elder (Cincinnati) (24-17), #82 Warren Central (Indianapolis, IN) (28-21), #626 St. Ignatius (Cleveland) (34-20) 2015 Opponents W-L: 99-48 Recent National Championships: 2007 Recent State Championships: 2007 (1), 2005 (1) Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st), 2014 (tied for 1st), 2012, 2009, 2007, 2006, 2005 (Greater Catholic South), 2004 (Greater Catholic South) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/27 St. John Bosco (Bellflower, CA), 9/2 Colerain (Cincinnati), 9/9 at Mentor, 9/16 at Cathedral (Indianapolis, IN), 9/23 Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati), 9/30 at Elder (Cincinnati), 10/7 at La Salle (Cincinnati), 10/14 Warren Central (Indianapolis, IN), 10/22 St. Ignatius (Cleveland), 10/28 St. Xavier (Louisville, KY) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Colerain (Cincinnati) (81.4), St. John Bosco (Bellflower, CA) (80.1), Cathedral (Indianapolis, IN) (68.7) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: St. Ignatius (Cleveland) (41), St. Xavier (Louisville, KY) (48.5), Elder (Cincinnati) (52.2) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 50.4 (55.8 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 61.4 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +11 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #1 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |