Mentor (OH) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cardinals Colors: Scarlet/Gray Coach: Steve Trivisonno League: Greater Cleveland Playoff Division: I Playoff Division Rank: #15 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2016 JV Record: 8-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Tadas Tatarunas 6'4" 220 Senior QB 4.8 Ryan Jacoby 6'5" 250 Junior T Noah Potter 6'6" 245 Junior DL COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION Michael Ballentine 5'11.5" 185 Senior S STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Very Good OL, Talented QB, WR Depth Team Weaknesses: Defensive Inexperience RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 47.6 2016 National Rank: #350 2016 State Rank: #27 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.4 Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.6 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.9 2017 Starting Power Rating: 50.8 2017 National Rank: #289 2017 State Rank: #21 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 48.5 Dynasty National Rank: #66 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.3 Dynasty Record: 131-41 (60-8 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 6-4 2016 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd) 2016 Points For Average: 31.9 2016 Points Against Average: 29.2 2016 Differential: +2.7 2016 Wins: #368 Medina (35-32), #640 Washington (Massillon) (57-31), #2043 Shaker Heights (41-0), #2331 Elyria (63-34), #2516 Brunswick (22-16), #2530 Strongsville (42-26) 2016 Losses: #16 St. Xavier (Cincinnati) (20-7), #21 St. Ignatius (Cleveland) (49-7), #75 Solon (37-8), #829 Euclid (47-37) 2016 Opponents W-L: 69-47 Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st; Northeast Ohio - Valley), 2013 (Northeast Ohio - Valley), 2012 (Northeast Ohio - Valley), 2010 (Lake Erie - Lake), 2009 (Lake Erie - Lake), 2008 (Lake Erie - Lake), 2006 (Lake Erie - Lake), 2005 (tied for 1st; Lake Erie- Lake), 2003 (Lake Erie- Lake) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 4 Streak List: 10/7/16 Medina (35-32), 10/13/16 Strongsville (42-26), 10/21/16 Brunswick (22-16), 10/28/16 Elyria (63-34) SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Washington (Massillon), 9/1 St. Ignatius (Cleveland), 9/8 Glenville (Cleveland), 9/15 at Strongsville, 9/22 Brunswick, 9/29 Medina, 10/7 at Shaker Heights, 10/13 at Solon, 10/20 Euclid, 10/27 at Elyria Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: St. Ignatius (Cleveland) (67.5), Solon (59.4), Medina (48.7) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Glenville (Cleveland) (15.9), Shaker Heights (23.2), Brunswick (25.4) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 44.7 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 37 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.7 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #26 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #178 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1% |