Sycamore (Cincinnati, OH)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Aviators
Colors: Forest Green/Gold
Coach: Scott Dattilo
League: Greater Miami
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2016 JV Record: 1-9
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Tate Goodyear 6'4" 275 Senior OL/DL
Jonathan Malek 5'7" 160 Senior WR
Jonny Bothen 6'2" 195 Senior OLB

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
RaVon Bonner 6'0" 210 Senior RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Skill Position Speed
Team Weaknesses: QB Inexperience

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 54.6
2016 National Rank: #164
2016 State Rank: #14
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2017 Starting Power Rating: 53.9
2017 National Rank: #209
2017 State Rank: #13
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 33.8
Dynasty National Rank: #530
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 20.1
Dynasty Record: 87-61 (54-44 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 31.1
2016 Points Against Average: 22.6
2016 Differential: +8.5
2016 Wins: #285 Mason [William] (Mason) (17-10), #285 Mason [William] (Mason) (20-7), #709 Princeton (Cincinnati) (49-14), #931 Lebanon (42-20), #1108 Lakota East (Liberty Township) (28-0), #1429 Hamilton (41-20), #1888 Oak Hills (Cincinnati) (42-22), #3044 Fairmont (Kettering) (35-7)
2016 Losses: #16 St. Xavier (Cincinnati) (35-28), #20 Colerain (Cincinnati) (52-7), #37 La Salle (Cincinnati) (38-35), #318 Fairfield (35-27), #1248 Covington Catholic (Park Hills, KY) (34-33)
2016 Opponents W-L: 92-59
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Loveland, 9/1 Mt. Healthy (Cincinnati), 9/8 Mason [William] (Mason), 9/15 at Colerain (Cincinnati), 9/22 Middletown, 9/28 Fairfield, 10/6 at Hamilton, 10/13 at Oak Hills (Cincinnati), 10/20 Lakota East (Liberty Township), 10/27 at Princeton (Cincinnati)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Colerain (Cincinnati) (72.9), Fairfield (52.3), Mason [William] (Mason) (47.1)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Mt. Healthy (Cincinnati) (12.4), Middletown (16.2), Loveland (30)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 42.1 (48.4 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 36.2
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #28
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #213
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%