Elyria Catholic (Elyria, OH)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Brian Fox
League: Great Lakes
Playoff Division: V
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2018 JV Record: 2-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Branson Taylor 6'7" 315 Senior T
Jack Griffin 5'10" 155 Senior CB/WR
Nate Damron 6'4" 215 Senior DE/TE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, WR, LB/DB
Team Weaknesses: No Proven QB/RB

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 22.9
2018 National Rank: #2141
2018 State Rank: #166
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.1
2019 Starting Power Rating: 3.1
2019 National Rank: #2727
2019 State Rank: #216
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 20.8
Dynasty National Rank: #3136
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 17.7
Dynasty Record: 100-66 (49-40 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 9-3
2018 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st)
2018 Points For Average: 41.1
2018 Points Against Average: 21.3
2018 Differential: +19.8
2018 Wins: #1662 Anna (42-35), #3064 Bay (Bay Village) (28-21), #3677 Rocky River (33-13), #4316 Holy Name (Parma Heights) (30-7), #8914 Normandy (Parma) (51-14), #9496 Villa Angela-St. Joseph (Cleveland) (48-7), #10010 Cleveland Central Catholic (Cleveland) (74-22), #10185 Parma (63-14), #12019 Brookside (Sheffield) (56-0)
2018 Losses: #776 Mogadore (49-14), #1287 Genoa (42-41), #3284 Valley Forge (Parma Heights) (31-13)
2018 Opponents W-L: 69-62
Recent League Championships: 2018 (tied for 1st), 2010 (North Coast - White), 2009 (tied for 1st; North Coast - White)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/30 Perkins (Sandusky), 9/6 Parma, 9/13 at Bay (Bay Village), 9/20 at Buckeye (Medina), 9/27 Padua Franciscan (Parma), 10/4 Valley Forge (Parma Heights), 10/11 at Fairview (Fairview Park), 10/18 Holy Name (Parma Heights), 10/25 at Normandy (Parma), 11/1 at Rocky River
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Buckeye (Medina) (15.9), Padua Franciscan (Parma) (15.1), Bay (Bay Village) (3.2)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Parma (-39.6), Normandy (Parma) (-32), Fairview (Fairview Park) (-21.2)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.1 (8.8 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.1
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -8
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #288
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3884
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2019 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%