La Salle Academy (Providence, RI)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Rams Colors: Maroon/White Coach: Geoff Marcone League: Division I-B Playoff Division: I Playoff Division Rank: #3 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2017 JV Record: 6-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Jordan Griffin 6'5" 280 Senior T Nate Lussier 6'3" 190 Junior QB Eli Perry 6'4" TE/WR STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed, Experience At Key Offensive Positions, Physicality Team Weaknesses: Defensive Inexperience RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 25.3 2017 National Rank: #2063 2017 State Rank: #3 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: 8.2 2018 National Rank: #2289 2018 State Rank: #3 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 35.8 Dynasty National Rank: #869 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 27.6 Dynasty Record: 133-41 (101-17 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 10-3 2017 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st) 2017 Points For Average: 30.4 2017 Points Against Average: 18.6 2017 Differential: +11.8 2017 Wins: #1938 Bishop Hendricken (Warwick) (22-21), #3184 Cranston East (Cranston) (45-40), #4161 Portsmouth (42-28), #5109 Dartmouth (South Dartmouth, MA) (21-7), #5900 South Kingstown (Wakefield) (35-7), #7045 Cumberland (32-19), #8727 Barrington (53-14), #9285 Central (Providence) (56-12), #11100 Rogers (Newport) (34-6), #12013 Tolman (Pawtucket) (41-6) 2017 Losses: #1496 Monsignor Farrell (Staten Island, NY) (20-7), #1938 Bishop Hendricken (Warwick) (21-7), #7499 East Providence (41-0) 2017 Opponents W-L: 73-64 Recent State Championships: 2017, 2008 Recent League Championships: 2017, 2016, 2014 (Division I), 2012 (Division I), 2011 (Division I), 2009 (tied for 1st; Division I), 2008 (Division I), 2006 (tied for 1st; Division I), 2005 (tied for 1st; Division I) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 1 Streak List: 12/2/17 Bishop Hendricken (Warwick) (22-21) SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 9/7 at Monsignor Farrell (Staten Island, NY), 9/14 South Kingstown (Wakefield), 9/22 at Brown [Moses] (Providence), 9/28 Bishop Hendricken (Warwick), 10/5 Central (Providence), 10/12 Portsmouth, 10/19 at Barrington, 10/26 at Cranston West (Cranston), 11/22 East Providence Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop Hendricken (Warwick) (21.6), Monsignor Farrell (Staten Island, NY) (15.8), Brown [Moses] (Providence) (4.5) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Barrington (-26.7), Central (Providence) (-24.1), East Providence (-18.2) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.3 (11.4 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.2 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.5 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #4 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3717 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2 2018 Projected League Finish: 1st 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%