Cardinal Newman (Columbia, SC)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: Michael Bolchoz
League: SCISA AAA
Playoff Division: SCISA AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -12.4
2017 National Rank: #9687
2017 State Rank: #174
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.9
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.4
2018 Starting Power Rating: -20
2018 National Rank: #7880
2018 State Rank: #154
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -0.3
Dynasty National Rank: #9397
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 19.7
Dynasty Record: 43-105 (19-80 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 3-7
2017 League Record/Finish: 1-7 (8th)
2017 Points For Average: 16.3
2017 Points Against Average: 33.2
2017 Differential: -16.9
2017 Wins: #7141 Trinity-Byrnes (Darlington) (21-20), #10499 Florence Christian (Florence) (41-35), #11199 Heathwood Hall Episcopal (Columbia) (30-0)
2017 Losses: #1451 Hammond (Columbia) (56-21), #4010 Ben Lippen (Columbia) (52-14), #4227 Manning Academy [Laurence] (Manning) (40-21), #6332 Porter-Gaud (Charleston) (44-0), #7574 Pinewood Prep (Summerville) (31-8), #7566 Wilson Hall (Sumter) (35-0), #9305 Orangeburg Prep (Orangeburg) (19-7)
2017 Opponents W-L: 68-48
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 at John Paul II (Ridgeland), 8/24 at Porter-Gaud (Charleston), 8/31 Heathwood Hall Episcopal (Columbia), 9/7 at Augusta Christian (Martinez, GA), 9/14 First Baptist (Charleston), 9/28 Pinewood Prep (Summerville), 10/5 Manning Academy [Laurence] (Manning), 10/12 Wilson Hall (Sumter), 10/19 at Hammond (Columbia), 10/26 at Ben Lippen (Columbia)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Hammond (Columbia) (23.4), First Baptist (Charleston) (13), Manning Academy [Laurence] (Manning) (-3.5)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Augusta Christian (Martinez, GA) (-40), Heathwood Hall Episcopal (Columbia) (-36.2), John Paul II (Ridgeland) (-33.7)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.5
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.6
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.1
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #127
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6311
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2018 Projected League Finish: 7th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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