Cicero-North Syracuse (Cicero, NY)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Northstars Colors: Royal Blue/Green/White Coach: David Kline League: Section 3 AA - 2 (moving from Section 3 AA 2) Playoff Division: AA Playoff Division Rank: #5 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2016 JV Record: 6-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Lorenzo Thompson 6'7" 260 Senior OL Tyler Days 6'2" 185 Senior CB/WR Kyle Cody 6'1" 235 Senior MLB/FB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Have Many Seniors That Have Been Playing Together For 3 Years Team Weaknesses: DL Inexperience RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 30.6 2016 National Rank: #1600 2016 State Rank: #26 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: 35.1 2017 National Rank: #1090 2017 State Rank: #12 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 14 Dynasty National Rank: #3813 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 21.1 Dynasty Record: 56-66 (37-41 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 8-1 2016 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2016 Points For Average: 29.3 2016 Points Against Average: 12.2 2016 Differential: +17.1 2016 Wins: #3016 Baker [Charles W.] (Baldwinsville) (20-7), #4091 Corcoran (Syracuse) (28-6), #4416 Auburn (27-6), #4961 Proctor [Thomas R.] (Utica) (42-22), #5349 Nottingham (Syracuse) (38-6), #5367 Liverpool (34-0), #7056 Henninger (Syracuse) (20-15), #7056 Henninger (Syracuse) (41-21) 2016 Losses: #872 Christian Brothers Academy (Syracuse) (27-14) 2016 Opponents W-L: 42-35 Recent League Championships: 2016 (Section 3 AA 2), 2015 (tied for 1st; Section 3 AA 2), 2007 (Section 3 Class AA 1) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/1 Fairport, 9/8 Horseheads, 9/15 at Liverpool, 9/22 at Auburn, 9/29 Nottingham (Syracuse), 10/6 Baker [Charles W.] (Baldwinsville), 10/14 at Proctor [Thomas R.] (Utica) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Baker [Charles W.] (Baldwinsville) (28.1), Fairport (23.8), Auburn (11.7) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Nottingham (Syracuse) (-1.2), Horseheads (0.8), Liverpool (7.8) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.5 (16.4 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.4 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.1 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #66 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3799 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-0 2017 Projected League Finish: 1st 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 71%