Avon Grove (West Grove, PA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Red Devils Colors: Maroon/Gold Coach: Harry O'Neill League: Ches-Mont - National Playoff Division: AAAAAA Playoff Division Rank: #49 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2017 JV Record: 5-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Connor Long 6'3" 265 Senior T/DL 5.3 Eric Yurkovich 6'1" 235 Senior DE 5.4 Scott O'Neill 5'8" 190 SS/OLB 4.7 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Improved Speed, All 5 OL Starters Return, WR Speed Team Weaknesses: Replacing Prolific Players At RB/QB, 3 Secondary Starters Lost To Graduation, Replacing Defensive Leaders RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 14.4 2017 National Rank: #3781 2017 State Rank: #149 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -3.6 2018 National Rank: #4225 2018 State Rank: #157 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 10.4 Dynasty National Rank: #6213 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14 Dynasty Record: 57-99 (28-64 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 5-5 2017 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd) 2017 Points For Average: 28 2017 Points Against Average: 22.4 2017 Differential: +5.6 2017 Wins: #4363 Bishop Shanahan (Downingtown) (31-21), #4442 Downingtown West (Downingtown) (38-17), #8501 East (West Chester) (42-14), #9342 Henderson [B. Reed] (West Chester) (41-21), #12018 Octorara Area (Atglen) (56-0) 2017 Losses: #287 Coatesville (42-6), #891 Downingtown East (Exton) (35-25), #1050 Unionville (Kennett Square) (14-6), #2502 Truman [Harry S] (Levittown) (35-12), #9224 Kennett (Kennett Square) (25-23) 2017 Opponents W-L: 63-51 Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 Kennett (Kennett Square), 8/30 at Truman [Harry S] (Levittown), 9/8 Unionville (Kennett Square), 9/14 at Downingtown East (Exton), 9/22 East (West Chester), 9/28 at Downingtown West (Downingtown), 10/5 Malvern Prep (Malvern), 10/12 at Bishop Shanahan (Downingtown), 10/19 Coatesville, 10/26 Henderson [B. Reed] (West Chester) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Coatesville (32.9), Malvern Prep (Malvern) (30.8), Downingtown East (Exton) (22) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Henderson [B. Reed] (West Chester) (-33.9), Kennett (Kennett Square) (-31.3), East (West Chester) (-20.6) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.3 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.6 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -13.7 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #40 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2164 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2018 Projected League Finish: 4th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%