Aquinas Institute (Rochester, NY)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Little Irish
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Derek Annechino
League: Section 5 AA (moving from Section 5 Freelance)
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2018 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Tyler Szalkowski 6'1" 205 Junior QB
Ulysses Russell 5'10" 180 WR
Ruben Torres 5'8" 190 Senior RB

ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECT
Steven Mahar 6'5" 225 Senior TE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Positions, Defense
Team Weaknesses: Line Questions

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 36.7
2018 National Rank: #764
2018 State Rank: #2
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.1
2019 Starting Power Rating: 25.9
2019 National Rank: #571
2019 State Rank: #2
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 42.3
Dynasty National Rank: #361
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.4
Dynasty Record: 139-37 [140-36 on the field]

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 12-1
2018 League Record/Finish:  
2018 Points For Average: 36.8
2018 Points Against Average: 19.2
2018 Differential: +17.6
2018 Wins: #1126 Cicero-North Syracuse (Cicero) (28-21), #1236 New Rochelle (21-14), #3165 McQuaid Jesuit (Rochester) (49-18), #3165 McQuaid Jesuit (Rochester) (22-19), #3636 Monroe-Woodbury (Central Valley) (42-24), #3755 Lancaster (39-7), #4717 Mendon/Sutherland (Pittsford) (27-3), #4773 St. Francis (Athol Springs) (55-49), #5317 Canisius (Buffalo) (35-24), #6066 St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo) (49-21), #7012 Binghamton (49-7), #11290 Edison Tech/School Without Walls (Rochester) (35-8)
2018 Losses: #891 Friendship Collegiate Academy (Washington, DC) (34-27)
2018 Opponents W-L: 89-47
Recent State Championships: 2018, 2015, 2013, 2010 (A), 2007 (A)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: 8
Streak List: 10/6/18 McQuaid Jesuit (Rochester) (22-19), 10/13/18 St. Francis (Athol Springs) (55-49), 10/19/18 Edison Tech/School Without Walls (Rochester) (35-8), 10/27/18 Mendon/Sutherland (Pittsford) (27-3), 11/3/18 McQuaid Jesuit (Rochester) (49-18), 11/10/18 Lancaster (39-7), 11/17/18 Cicero-North Syracuse (Cicero) (28-21), 11/24/18 New Rochelle (21-14)

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 9/7 at McQuaid Jesuit (Rochester), 9/14 Rush-Henrietta (Henrietta), 9/20 at Fairport, 9/28 at Monroe (Rochester), 10/4 Mendon/Sutherland (Pittsford), 10/11 at Hilton, 10/18 Webster Schroeder (Webster)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: McQuaid Jesuit (Rochester) (-9.2), Webster Schroeder (Webster) (-10.8), Mendon/Sutherland (Pittsford) (-12.2)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Monroe (Rochester) (-28.6), Rush-Henrietta (Henrietta) (-28.2), Fairport (-20.7)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.9 (12.4 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.1
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -33
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #92
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6941
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-0
2019 Projected League Finish: 1st
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 93%