Kirtland (OH) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Hornets Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Tiger LaVerde League: Chagrin Valley - Valley Playoff Division: VI Playoff Division Rank: #2 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2017 JV Record: 9-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Jack Bailey 6'4" 290 Senior OL/DL 5.0 Joey Torok 5'8" 165 Senior RB/CB 4.49 Jake Neibecker 5'11" 200 Senior RB/LB 4.62 RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 38.9 2017 National Rank: #769 2017 State Rank: #53 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: 21.8 2018 National Rank: #915 2018 State Rank: #58 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 30 Dynasty National Rank: #1531 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.2 Dynasty Record: 159-32 (60-6 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 14-1 2017 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st) 2017 Points For Average: 40.2 2017 Points Against Average: 11.4 2017 Differential: +28.8 2017 Wins: #1650 Rootstown (17-7), #1912 Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland) (42-35), #2199 Nelsonville-York (Nelsonville) (44-0), #2665 Mogadore (34-28), #3761 Chagrin Falls (14-13), #3917 Liberty (Youngstown) (40-13), #5384 Independence (35-7), #7068 Columbia (Columbia Station) (49-14), #7067 Villa Angela-St. Joseph (Cleveland) (48-0), #10549 Cardinal (Middlefield) (42-0), #11413 Richmond Heights (49-14), #11463 Hawken (Gates Mills) (63-6), #13034 Berkshire (Burton) (60-0), #13705 Harding (Fairport Harbor) (55-0) 2017 Losses: #125 Marion Local (Maria Stein) (34-11) 2017 Opponents W-L: 102-66 Recent State Championships: 2015, 2013, 2011 (V) Recent League Championships: 2017, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 Chagrin Falls, 8/31 at Columbia (Columbia Station), 9/7 at Geneva, 9/14 Cardinal (Middlefield), 9/21 Richmond Heights, 9/28 Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland), 10/5 at Harding (Fairport Harbor), 10/12 Berkshire (Burton), 10/19 at Independence, 10/26 at Wickliffe Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland) (0.7), Columbia (Columbia Station) (-9.1), Chagrin Falls (-9.5) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Harding (Fairport Harbor) (-55.8), Berkshire (Burton) (-44.2), Richmond Heights (-35.1) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.8 (14.9 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -22.9 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -12.1 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #518 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9357 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0 2018 Projected League Finish: 1st 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 90% |