Newark Catholic (Newark, OH) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Green Wave Colors: Green/White Coach: Bill Franks League: Licking County - Cardinal (moving from Licking County - Small) Playoff Division: VI Playoff Division Rank: #10 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2016 JV Record: 5-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Hunter Chapman 6'5" 220 Senior QB 4.9 Ty Scott 6'1" 190 Senior S/RB Sam Wendt 6'3" 265 Senior OL/DL 5.5 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: QB Is Back, Several Key Returners, Large Senior Class Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Very Tough Schedule RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 23.7 2016 National Rank: #2548 2016 State Rank: #168 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.9 2017 Starting Power Rating: 22.2 2017 National Rank: #2700 2017 State Rank: #175 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 18.5 Dynasty National Rank: #2706 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.7 Dynasty Record: 119-52 (60-26 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 9-5 2016 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd) 2016 Points For Average: 25.6 2016 Points Against Average: 22.6 2016 Differential: +3 2016 Wins: #3296 Fort Frye (Beverly) (41-7), #3596 Columbus Academy (Gahanna) (34-26), #3949 Nelsonville-York (Nelsonville) (41-21), #4169 Licking Valley (Newark) (21-7), #4264 Bishop Ready (Columbus) (20-14), #6823 Bellaire (21-20), #7122 Lakewood (Hebron) (30-10), #7843 Northridge (Johnstown) (40-12), #11984 Utica (55-21) 2016 Losses: #867 Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland) (30-14), #1023 Johnstown-Monroe (Johnstown) (48-14), #1204 Heath (42-7), #1266 Licking Heights (Pataskala) (38-7), #5141 Watkins Memorial (Pataskala) (21-14) 2016 Opponents W-L: 101-57 Recent State Championships: 2007 (6) Recent League Championships: 2013 (Licking County - Small), 2012 (tied for 1st; Mid-State - Ohio), 2004 (tied for 1st; Mid-State Cardinal), 2003 (Mid-State Cardinal) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/24 Maysville (Zanesville), 9/2 Nelsonville-York (Nelsonville), 9/8 at Columbus Academy (Gahanna), 9/15 at Watkins Memorial (Pataskala), 9/22 Licking Heights (Pataskala), 9/29 at Utica, 10/5 Johnstown-Monroe (Johnstown), 10/13 at Licking Valley (Newark), 10/20 Heath, 10/27 at Northridge (Johnstown) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Licking Heights (Pataskala) (35.2), Heath (28.9), Johnstown-Monroe (Johnstown) (26.4) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Utica (-20.2), Maysville (Zanesville) (-1), Northridge (Johnstown) (0.1) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.5 (17.9 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.3 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.2 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #242 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3576 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |