Cranston West (Cranston, RI)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Falcons Colors: Scarlet/Gray Coach: Steven Stoehr League: Division I-B (moving from Division I-A) Playoff Division: I Playoff Division Rank: #9 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2017 JV Record: 7-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Evan Degaitas 5'9" 165 Senior WR/DB Shadliere Pinthiere 6'2" 200 Senior WR/OLB Cameron Alves 5'8" 175 Junior QB/OLB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experienced Younger Players Team Weaknesses: Lost Top RB/4 OL To Graduation RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 6.9 2017 National Rank: #5314 2017 State Rank: #9 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -10.1 2018 National Rank: #5556 2018 State Rank: #10 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 18.4 Dynasty National Rank: #3893 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 28.5 Dynasty Record: 79-86 (49-71 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 6-5 2017 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd) 2017 Points For Average: 27.8 2017 Points Against Average: 23.4 2017 Differential: +4.4 2017 Wins: #5900 South Kingstown (Wakefield) (34-28), #7499 East Providence (20-14), #9285 Central (Providence) (42-6), #9777 St. Raphael Academy (Pawtucket) (40-14), #9842 Johnston (27-0), #10347 Woonsocket (35-0) 2017 Losses: #1938 Bishop Hendricken (Warwick) (27-14), #2929 Marshfield (MA) (44-8), #3184 Cranston East (Cranston) (51-37), #3184 Cranston East (Cranston) (49-28), #4161 Portsmouth (24-21) 2017 Opponents W-L: 66-52 Recent State Championships: 2004 Recent League Championships: 2004 (Division I) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 9/7 at Cumberland, 9/15 at Central (Providence), 9/21 at South Kingstown (Wakefield), 9/28 Brown [Moses] (Providence), 10/5 Portsmouth, 10/12 at Barrington, 10/19 at East Providence, 10/26 La Salle Academy (Providence), 11/22 Cranston East (Cranston) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: La Salle Academy (Providence) (8.2), Brown [Moses] (Providence) (4.5), Portsmouth (4.3) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Barrington (-26.7), Central (Providence) (-24.1), East Providence (-18.2) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.1 (9.4 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.1 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.2 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #12 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4822 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5 2018 Projected League Finish: 4th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%