Worthington Kilbourne (Columbus, OH)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Wolves
Colors: Royal Blue/Black
Coach: Vince Trombetti
League: Ohio Capital - Cardinal (moving from Ohio Capital - Capital)
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #9

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2015 JV Record: 3-5-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Carson Van Lynn 6'6" 240 Senior T/DE
Nick Hill 5'9" 160 Senior CB/RB
Jack Trombetti 6'2" 205 Senior LB/TE

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Dakota Holtzclaw 6'7" 215 Senior WR 4.6
Josh Stoner 5'10" 190 Senior APB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Entire OL Is Returning, 7 Starters Return On Each Side Of Ball
Team Weaknesses: Big-Play Threats Have Graduated

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 40.9
2015 National Rank: #786
2015 State Rank: #53
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 41.3
2016 National Rank: #688
2016 State Rank: #47
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 29.1
Dynasty National Rank: #950
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.2
Dynasty Record: 88-57 (45-31 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 11-2
2015 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 25.2
2015 Points Against Average: 18.4
2015 Differential: +6.8
2015 Wins: #1100 Licking Heights (Pataskala) (17-14), #1315 New Albany (28-22), #1870 Lake (Uniontown) (15-14), #2220 Hamilton Township (Columbus) (24-10), #3125 Hayes [Rutherford B.] (Delaware) (35-0), #3183 Olentangy Orange (Lewis Center) (31-28), #3525 Mt. Vernon (38-0), #4064 Dublin Scioto (Dublin) (27-24), #4355 Franklin Heights (Columbus) (34-28), #4685 Big Walnut (Sunbury) (23-16), #7121 Worthington [Thomas] (Worthington) (41-14)
2015 Losses: #184 Perry (Massillon) (28-7), #353 Olentangy (Lewis Center) (41-7)
2015 Opponents W-L: 74-68
Recent League Championships: 2013 (Ohio Capital - Capital), 2005 (Ohio Capital - Central)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/26/16 Olentangy Orange (Lewis Center) (29-28), 9/2/16 Big Walnut (Sunbury) (38-14)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Olentangy Orange (Lewis Center), 9/2 Big Walnut (Sunbury), 9/9 at Hamilton Township (Columbus), 9/16 Worthington [Thomas] (Worthington), 9/23 Bishop Hartley (Columbus), 9/30 at Hayes [Rutherford B.] (Delaware), 10/7 Dublin Scioto (Dublin), 10/14 at Hilliard Darby (Hilliard), 10/21 Hilliard Bradley (Hilliard), 10/28 at Dublin Jerome (Dublin)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop Hartley (Columbus) (60.7), Dublin Jerome (Dublin) (39), Hilliard Bradley (Hilliard) (38.7)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Worthington [Thomas] (Worthington) (3.6), Big Walnut (Sunbury) (9.2), Dublin Scioto (Dublin) (20.6)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.1 (29.7 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.3
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #76
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #723
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%