| Kirtland (OH) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Hornets Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Tiger LaVerde League: Chagrin Valley - Valley Playoff Division: VI Playoff Division Rank: #5 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2016 JV Record: 9-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Joey Torok 5'8" 165 Junior RB/CB 4.55 Dylan Fulco 6'2.5" 185 Senior QB 4.79 Brett Diemer 5'8" 230 Senior OL/DL 5.3 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Offensive Experience, Offensive Chemistry, Depth/Size Team Weaknesses: Defensive Experience, Special Teams RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 27.3 2016 National Rank: #2022 2016 State Rank: #141 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -9 2017 Starting Power Rating: 31.8 2017 National Rank: #1415 2017 State Rank: #106 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 23.5 Dynasty National Rank: #1746 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.3 Dynasty Record: 145-31 (53-6 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 11-2 2016 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd) 2016 Points For Average: 30.5 2016 Points Against Average: 10.1 2016 Differential: +20.4 2016 Wins: #3795 Springfield (New Middletown) (35-13), #4440 Dalton (21-0), #4913 Villa Angela-St. Joseph (Cleveland) (36-14), #5612 Grand Valley (Orwell) (29-7), #5801 Chagrin Falls (31-7), #6181 Independence (27-11), #8674 Berkshire (Burton) (42-0), #9686 Cardinal (Middlefield) (42-14), #11639 Hawken (Gates Mills) (35-6), #12461 Harding (Fairport Harbor) (63-7), #13842 Richmond Heights (35-14) 2016 Losses: #867 Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland) (21-0), #867 Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland) (17-0) 2016 Opponents W-L: 83-61 Recent State Championships: 2015, 2013, 2011 (V) Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Chagrin Falls, 9/1 Columbia (Columbia Station), 9/8 Villa Angela-St. Joseph (Cleveland), 9/15 Richmond Heights, 9/22 at Berkshire (Burton), 9/29 Independence, 10/6 at Cardinal (Middlefield), 10/12 at Harding (Fairport Harbor), 10/13 at Farmington (NM), 10/20 at Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland), 10/27 Hawken (Gates Mills) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland) (33.7), Chagrin Falls (13.4), Villa Angela-St. Joseph (Cleveland) (10.5) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Richmond Heights (-43.4), Harding (Fairport Harbor) (-25.9), Hawken (Gates Mills) (-20.4) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.5 (8.9 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.3 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.2 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #495 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8502 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-1 2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 30% |