West Catholic (Philadelphia, PA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Burrs
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Brian Fluck
League: Philadelphia Catholic - Blue
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2017 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Tre Johnson 6'0" 215 Senior OLB/RB 4.74
Seth Degree 6'0" 170 Senior SE/FS 4.53
Jacir Savoy 5'9" 170 Senior RB/FL 4.61

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Da'Vion Kidd-Jackson 6'1" 185 Senior WR
Rovny Dasilva 6'1" 215 Senior OLB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position/Secondary Experience
Team Weaknesses: Line Inexperience/Youth

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 21.6
2017 National Rank: #2596
2017 State Rank: #89
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2018 Starting Power Rating: 10.4
2018 National Rank: #1989
2018 State Rank: #63
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 34.9
Dynasty National Rank: #947
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 24.5
Dynasty Record: 144-53 (72-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 8-4
2017 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 25.5
2017 Points Against Average: 10.6
2017 Differential: +14.9
2017 Wins: #3486 Conwell-Egan Catholic (Fairless Hills) (38-0), #3485 Cardinal O'Hara (Springfield) (20-14), #4507 Roman Catholic (Philadelphia) (24-0), #5087 Germantown Academy (Fort Washington) (14-0), #6014 Lansdale Catholic (Lansdale) (40-28), #7368 Bishop McDevitt (Wyncote) (46-6), #8978 Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic (Drexel Hill) (50-0), #9113 Bristol (50-6)
2017 Losses: #1072 Sts. Neumann & Goretti [John & Maria] (Philadelphia) (18-0), #1072 Sts. Neumann & Goretti [John & Maria] (Philadelphia) (20-6), #2136 Pottsgrove (14-0), #5964 Haverford School (Haverford) (21-18)
2017 Opponents W-L: 75-63
Recent State Championships: 2010, 2007 (Catholic Blue), 2006 (Catholic Blue)
Recent League Championships: 2015 (Philadelphia Catholic AA), 2014 (Philadelphia Catholic AA), 2013 (Philadelphia Catholic AA), 2012 (Philadelphia Catholic AA), 2011 (Philadelphia Catholic AA), 2010 (Philadelphia Catholic AA), 2009 (Philadelphia Catholic AA), 2008 (Philadelphia Catholic AA), 2007, 2006 (tied for 1st), 2004 (Philadelphia Catholic Blue)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Pottsgrove, 8/31 Paramus Catholic (Paramus, NJ), 9/7 at Hudson Catholic (Jersey City, NJ), 9/15 Archbishop Carroll [John] (Radnor), 9/22 Lansdale Catholic (Lansdale), 9/28 at Cardinal O'Hara (Springfield), 10/6 Bishop McDevitt (Wyncote), 10/12 at Conwell-Egan Catholic (Fairless Hills), 10/19 Sts. Neumann & Goretti [John & Maria] (Philadelphia), 10/26 at Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic (Drexel Hill)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Paramus Catholic (Paramus, NJ) (19.3), Sts. Neumann & Goretti [John & Maria] (Philadelphia) (16.1), Conwell-Egan Catholic (Fairless Hills) (9.1)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Lansdale Catholic (Lansdale) (-20.4), Monsignor Bonner/Archbishop Prendergast Catholic (Drexel Hill) (-17.7), Bishop McDevitt (Wyncote) (-16.8)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11 (15.4 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.5
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -12.5
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #74
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2854
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%