Nordonia (Macedonia, OH)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Jeff Fox
League: Suburban - National
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #49

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2016 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Tye Evans 6'0" 225 Senior RB/LB 4.6
Robby Levak 5'11" 205 Junior QB 4.8
Nyles Beverly 6'0" 180 Junior CB 4.5

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Great Skill Position/Secondary Players
Team Weaknesses: Line Depth, New Defensive System

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 15.5
2016 National Rank: #3960
2016 State Rank: #238
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.8
2017 Starting Power Rating: 18
2017 National Rank: #3383
2017 State Rank: #218
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 29.1
Dynasty National Rank: #977
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.1
Dynasty Record: 101-59 (50-33 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 3-7
2016 League Record/Finish: 1-6 (7th)
2016 Points For Average: 34.3
2016 Points Against Average: 44.7
2016 Differential: -10.4
2016 Wins: #1549 Dover (55-47), #4416 Mayfield (38-37), #6668 Cuyahoga Falls (37-20)
2016 Losses: #208 Stow-Munroe Falls (Stow) (63-28), #307 Hudson (34-7), #1146 Brecksville-Broadview Heights (Broadview Heights) (42-35), #2009 Wadsworth (55-36), #2169 Twinsburg (37-13), #2462 Bedford (46-38), #4349 North Royalton (66-56)
2016 Opponents W-L: 60-49
Recent League Championships: 2014 (Suburban), 2007 (Northeast Ohio - River), 2006 (tied for 1st; Western Reserve)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Bedford, 9/1 Woodridge (Peninsula), 9/8 at Mayfield, 9/15 Wadsworth, 9/22 at Hudson, 9/29 Stow-Munroe Falls (Stow), 10/6 at Brecksville-Broadview Heights (Broadview Heights), 10/13 Cuyahoga Falls, 10/20 at North Royalton, 10/27 at Twinsburg
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Hudson (52.8), Stow-Munroe Falls (Stow) (41.2), Woodridge (Peninsula) (41)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Cuyahoga Falls (-0.1), Mayfield (11.2), Bedford (15.9)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #88
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #885
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2017 Projected League Finish: 7th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%