Benedictine (Cleveland, OH)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Bengals
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Joe Schaefer
League: North Coast - Blue
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #15

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 34.3
2017 National Rank: #1111
2017 State Rank: #69
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +0.4
2018 Starting Power Rating: 19.1
2018 National Rank: #1120
2018 State Rank: #66
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 40
Dynasty National Rank: #517
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 20.9
Dynasty Record: 98-75 (21-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 6-5
2017 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 4th)
2017 Points For Average: 25.7
2017 Points Against Average: 26
2017 Differential: -0.3
2017 Wins: #686 Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin (Chardon) (31-24), #1721 Buchtel [John R.] (Akron) (24-10), #2498 Cleveland Heights (30-12), #2912 Ursuline (Youngstown) (39-29), #3001 Bishop Watterson (Columbus) (35-16), #3729 Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls) (49-7)
2017 Losses: #9 Archbishop Hoban (Akron) (35-17), #90 Cathedral Prep (Erie, PA) (62-28), #145 Barberton (36-6), #962 Padua Franciscan (Parma) (31-17), #1763 Lake Catholic (Mentor) (24-7)
2017 Opponents W-L: 80-47
Recent State Championships: 2014 (IV), 2004 (3), 2003 (3)
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/25 Ursuline (Youngstown), 8/31 at Shaker Heights, 9/7 at St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron), 9/14 Cathedral Prep (Erie, PA), 9/21 at Bishop Watterson (Columbus), 9/28 at Archbishop Hoban (Akron), 10/6 Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin (Chardon), 10/13 at Lake Catholic (Mentor), 10/19 at Padua Franciscan (Parma), 10/26 Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Archbishop Hoban (Akron) (71.6), Cathedral Prep (Erie, PA) (40.5), St. Vincent-St. Mary (Akron) (34.9)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Ursuline (Youngstown) (-5.5), Bishop Watterson (Columbus) (-4.2), Shaker Heights (-2.4)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 33.8 (42.1 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.7
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.1
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #25
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #258
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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