Worthington [Thomas] (Worthington, OH)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Blue/Red
Coach: Rodney Hopkins
League: Ohio Capital - Cardinal (moving from Ohio Capital - Central)
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #66

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Travis Sanders 6'2" 255 Senior DL
Khalil Jones 5'10" 160 Junior RB
Charlie Kneessi 6'2" 185 Junior LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed
Team Weaknesses: Size

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 3.1
2015 National Rank: #7121
2015 State Rank: #419
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 3.6
2016 National Rank: #6951
2016 State Rank: #402
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 7.4
Dynasty National Rank: #5786
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.8
Dynasty Record: 28-102 (18-58 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 1-9
2015 League Record/Finish: 0-7 (8th)
2015 Points For Average: 7.9
2015 Points Against Average: 44.2
2015 Differential: -36.3
2015 Wins: #11654 South (Columbus) (23-0)
2015 Losses: #130 Hilliard Davidson (Hilliard) (55-7), #521 Upper Arlington (Columbus) (64-3), #590 Dublin Coffman (Dublin) (49-0), #651 Olentangy Liberty (Powell) (56-0), #786 Worthington Kilbourne (Columbus) (41-14), #827 Central Crossing (Grove City) (49-12), #1050 Hilliard Bradley (Hilliard) (58-6), #2724 Westland (Galloway) (35-7), #3779 Marysville (35-7)
2015 Opponents W-L: 65-46
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Canal Winchester, 9/2 Westerville North (Westerville), 9/9 at Groveport-Madison (Groveport), 9/16 at Worthington Kilbourne (Columbus), 9/23 Hilliard Bradley (Hilliard), 9/30 at Dublin Jerome (Dublin), 10/7 at Hilliard Darby (Hilliard), 10/14 Hayes [Rutherford B.] (Delaware), 10/21 at Dublin Scioto (Dublin), 10/28 Wooster
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Worthington Kilbourne (Columbus) (41.3), Dublin Jerome (Dublin) (39), Hilliard Bradley (Hilliard) (38.7)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Westerville North (Westerville) (3.1), Canal Winchester (13.5), Dublin Scioto (Dublin) (20.6)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 33.3
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.9
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.4
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #94
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1015
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-9
2016 Projected League Finish: 12th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%