| Hudson (OH) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Explorers Colors: Blue/White Coach: Jeff Gough League: Suburban - National Playoff Division: II Playoff Division Rank: #32 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2017 JV Record: 9-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Nathan Slater 6'4" 230 Senior OL Dean Palumbo 5'11" 230 Senior TE/LB Quinten Howell 6'1" 210 Senior LB/DE STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: OL, TEs, LBs Team Weaknesses: Young Secondary, Depth RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 30.1 2017 National Rank: #1526 2017 State Rank: #98 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5 Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2018 Starting Power Rating: 10 2018 National Rank: #2035 2018 State Rank: #131 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 41.8 Dynasty National Rank: #408 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 31.8 Dynasty Record: 124-47 (65-17 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 7-4 2017 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd) 2017 Points For Average: 30.9 2017 Points Against Average: 23.3 2017 Differential: +7.6 2017 Wins: #1005 Strongsville (35-21), #1568 Austintown-Fitch (Youngstown) (20-7), #2846 North Royalton (44-21), #2964 Twinsburg (27-17), #3150 Brecksville-Broadview Heights (Broadview Heights) (23-20), #5502 Nordonia (Macedonia) (41-14), #8724 Cuyahoga Falls (45-7) 2017 Losses: #608 McKinley (Canton) (39-27), #713 Wadsworth (49-35), #840 Stow-Munroe Falls (Stow) (35-23), #1588 Brush [Charles F.] (Lyndhurst) (26-20) 2017 Opponents W-L: 64-51 Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2015, 2014 (Northeast Ohio - Valley), 2012 (tied for 1st; Northeast Ohio - River), 2011 (Northeast Ohio - River), 2010 (tied for 1st; Northeast Ohio - River), 2004 (tied for 1st; Western Reserve South), 2003 (Western Reserve South) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 Austintown-Fitch (Youngstown), 8/31 at Strongsville, 9/7 Springfield, 9/14 at Brecksville-Broadview Heights (Broadview Heights), 9/21 at Nordonia (Macedonia), 9/28 North Royalton, 10/5 at Cuyahoga Falls, 10/12 Stow-Munroe Falls (Stow), 10/19 Twinsburg, 10/26 at Wadsworth Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Springfield (38.4), Stow-Munroe Falls (Stow) (31), Strongsville (27.7) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Cuyahoga Falls (-15.6), Nordonia (Macedonia) (-0.7), Twinsburg (1) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.5 (29 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.8 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.7 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #50 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #564 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2018 Projected League Finish: 4th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |