Westerville Central (Westerville, OH)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Warhawks
Colors: Silver/Black
Coach: John Magistro
League: Ohio Capital - Cardinal
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #39

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2015 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Colin Robertson 6'1" 200 Senior WR/LB
Bryce Cromer 5'11" 175 Senior WR/CB
Bryson Gilmore 5'10" 165 Junior WR/CB

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Benny Snell 5'11" 200 Senior RB 4.5

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Hard-Working, Dedicated Group, Very Sound Defense
Team Weaknesses: Lack Of Offensive Explosiveness, Inexperienced QB, New RBs/WRs

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 41.2
2015 National Rank: #759
2015 State Rank: #50
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 33.6
2016 National Rank: #1375
2016 State Rank: #88
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 22.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1943
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.4
Dynasty Record: 69-69 (41-28 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 10-2
2015 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st)
2015 Points For Average: 30.8
2015 Points Against Average: 21.8
2015 Differential: +9
2015 Wins: #673 Hilliard Darby (Hilliard) (17-13), #826 Lincoln (Gahanna) (28-21), #1050 Hilliard Bradley (Hilliard) (14-9), #1315 New Albany (41-37), #2662 Start (Toledo) (49-30), #2877 Westerville South (Westerville) (42-7), #3183 Olentangy Orange (Lewis Center) (33-10), #4064 Dublin Scioto (Dublin) (21-7), #4990 Canal Winchester (39-23), #6702 Westerville North (Westerville) (41-21)
2015 Losses: #279 Euclid (49-24), #1103 Dublin Jerome (Dublin) (35-21)
2015 Opponents W-L: 65-62
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st), 2013, 2011 (tied for 1st), 2006 (Ohio Capital - Central)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Lincoln (Gahanna), 9/2 at Upper Arlington (Columbus), 9/9 USO [University Prep/Sci-Tech/Obama Academy] (Pittsburgh, PA), 9/16 Pickerington North (Pickerington), 9/23 at Reynoldsburg, 9/30 at Olentangy Liberty (Powell), 10/7 Westerville North (Westerville), 10/14 Olentangy Orange (Lewis Center), 10/21 at Westerville South (Westerville), 10/28 Olentangy (Lewis Center)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Olentangy (Lewis Center) (45), Upper Arlington (Columbus) (43.5), Reynoldsburg (43.1)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Westerville North (Westerville) (3.1), USO [University Prep/Sci-Tech/Obama Academy] (Pittsburgh, PA) (4.2), Westerville South (Westerville) (23.9)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.5 (30.5 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.7
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #71
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #675
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2016 Projected League Finish: 6th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%