McQuaid Jesuit (Rochester, NY)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Bobby Bates
League: Section 5 Rochester City
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2017 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Hunter Walsh 5'11" 180 Senior QB
Ben Beauchamp 5'11" 185 Senior WR
Connor Zamiara 6'2" 225 Senior TE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Offensive Production/Experience
Team Weaknesses: Defensive Graduation Losses

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 26.1
2017 National Rank: #1962
2017 State Rank: #52
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: 12
2018 National Rank: #1803
2018 State Rank: #53
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 21.4
Dynasty National Rank: #3135
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.4
Dynasty Record: 86-46 (59-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 7-2
2017 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 29.9
2017 Points Against Average: 13.4
2017 Differential: +16.5
2017 Wins: #1682 Wilson Magnet [Joseph C.] (Rochester) (10-8), #2516 Webster Schroeder (Webster) (20-7), #6428 Edison Tech (Rochester) (41-0), #6925 Rush-Henrietta (Henrietta) (42-7), #7818 East (Rochester) (46-8), #9916 Monroe/School Without Walls (Rochester) (49-16), #10739 Leadership Academy/Northeast/Northwest College Prep/Vanguard (Rochester) (34-6)
2017 Losses: #649 Aquinas Institute (Rochester) (34-0), #1443 Mendon/Sutherland (Pittsford) (35-27)
2017 Opponents W-L: 46-35
Recent League Championships: 2017, 2016, 2015 (tied for 1st; Section 5 City-Catholic), 2014 (Section 5 City-Catholic), 2011 (Section 5 City-Catholic), 2009 (Section 5 City-Catholic), 2008 (Section 5 City-Catholic), 2007 (Section 5 City-Catholic), 2006 (tied for 1st; Section 5 City-Catholic)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 9/1 at Edison Tech/School Without Walls (Rochester), 9/7 Canisius (Buffalo), 9/15 at St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo), 9/21 Leadership Academy/Northeast/Northwest College Prep/Vanguard (Rochester), 9/28 Wilson Magnet [Joseph C.] (Rochester), 10/6 at Aquinas Institute (Rochester), 10/12 East (Rochester)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Aquinas Institute (Rochester) (31.6), Canisius (Buffalo) (16.6), Wilson Magnet [Joseph C.] (Rochester) (14.9)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Leadership Academy/Northeast/Northwest College Prep/Vanguard (Rochester) (-33.6), East (Rochester) (-17.7), St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo) (4.3)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.9 (17.5 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.3
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.4
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #17
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2038
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-3
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%