Independence (OH)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Blue Devils Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Ben Kucia League: Chagrin Valley - Valley Playoff Division: VI Playoff Division Rank: #51 RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 6.6 2017 National Rank: #5384 2017 State Rank: #319 Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.9 2018 Starting Power Rating: -19.8 2018 National Rank: #7832 2018 State Rank: #435 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 5.8 Dynasty National Rank: #7604 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 25.6 Dynasty Record: 89-64 (41-30 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 7-3 2017 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd) 2017 Points For Average: 35.1 2017 Points Against Average: 17.1 2017 Differential: +18 2017 Wins: #7792 Trinity (Garfield Heights) (35-6), #9389 Rhodes [James Ford] (Cleveland) (50-24), #10549 Cardinal (Middlefield) (42-7), #11413 Richmond Heights (50-20), #11463 Hawken (Gates Mills) (38-8), #13034 Berkshire (Burton) (32-8), #13705 Harding (Fairport Harbor) (48-0) 2017 Losses: #769 Kirtland (35-7), #1912 Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland) (28-21), #7068 Columbia (Columbia Station) (35-28) 2017 Opponents W-L: 55-55 Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st; Chagrin Valley - Metro) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 Columbia (Columbia Station), 8/31 Trinity (Garfield Heights), 9/7 Rhodes [James Ford] (Cleveland), 9/14 at Wickliffe, 9/21 at Harding (Fairport Harbor), 9/28 Berkshire (Burton), 10/5 Cardinal (Middlefield), 10/12 at Richmond Heights, 10/19 Kirtland, 10/26 at Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Kirtland (21.8), Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland) (0.7), Columbia (Columbia Station) (-9.1) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Harding (Fairport Harbor) (-55.8), Berkshire (Burton) (-44.2), Richmond Heights (-35.1) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.6 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -21.3 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.7 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #490 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8832 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2018 Projected League Finish: 4th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.