Rome Free Academy (Rome, NY) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Black Knights Colors: Black/Orange Coach: Ted Swavely League: Section 3 AA - 1 (moving from Section 3 AA 1) Playoff Division: AA Playoff Division Rank: #59 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Ryan Swavely 6'2" 250 Senior DE/OL 4.9 Tristan Hunzinger 5'11" 175 Senior QB 4.9 Craig Gazzilli 5'11" 185 Senior WR/OLB 4.9 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Many Key Returners From Prolific Offense, Veteran DL Team Weaknesses: LB Youth, Must Replace 3 OL RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -7.1 2016 National Rank: #9108 2016 State Rank: #344 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -17 2017 Starting Power Rating: -1.6 2017 National Rank: #7775 2017 State Rank: #281 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 9.8 Dynasty National Rank: #5012 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.4 Dynasty Record: 53-67 (31-44 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 1-7 2016 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th) 2016 Points For Average: 29.6 2016 Points Against Average: 43.5 2016 Differential: -13.9 2016 Wins: #10715 West Genesee (Camillus) (34-12) 2016 Losses: #872 Christian Brothers Academy (Syracuse) (59-7), #4091 Corcoran (Syracuse) (38-26), #4961 Proctor [Thomas R.] (Utica) (35-32), #5367 Liverpool (49-35), #6070 Central Square (46-27), #7056 Henninger (Syracuse) (47-35), #7099 Fayetteville-Manlius (Manlius) (62-41) 2016 Opponents W-L: 35-36 Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st; Section 3 Class AA 2), 2004 (tied for 1st; Section 3 Class AA 2) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Central Square, 9/9 at Proctor [Thomas R.] (Utica), 9/15 Corcoran (Syracuse), 9/22 at Henninger (Syracuse), 9/29 at West Genesee (Camillus), 10/6 Christian Brothers Academy (Syracuse), 10/13 Fayetteville-Manlius (Manlius) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Christian Brothers Academy (Syracuse) (41.1), Corcoran (Syracuse) (22.3), Central Square (10.5) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: West Genesee (Camillus) (-13.2), Fayetteville-Manlius (Manlius) (-7.4), Henninger (Syracuse) (0.8) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.1 (10.1 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.9 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #95 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4526 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-5 2017 Projected League Finish: 5th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |