Kirtland (OH) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Hornets Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Tiger LaVerde League: Chagrin Valley - Valley Playoff Division: V Playoff Division Rank: #2 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2018 JV Record: 9-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Mike Alfieri 5'10" 240 Senior OL/DL 5.25 Luke Gardner 5'9" 160 Senior RB/LB 4.53 Mason Sullivan 6'1" 185 Junior RB/LB 4.71 COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION Jack Bailey 6'4" 290 Senior OG STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Great Defensive JV Team Moving Up Team Weaknesses: Lost Most Starters To Graduation RATINGS 2018 Final Power Rating: 49.5 2018 National Rank: #227 2018 State Rank: #17 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 2019 Starting Power Rating: 24.1 2019 National Rank: #676 2019 State Rank: #48 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 31.2 Dynasty National Rank: #1302 2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.1 Dynasty Record: 174-32 (67-6 in league) HISTORICAL 2018 Overall Record: 15-0 2018 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st) 2018 Points For Average: 38.3 2018 Points Against Average: 4.7 2018 Differential: +33.6 2018 Wins: #380 Marion Local (Maria Stein) (16-7), #776 Mogadore (20-14), #1326 Norwayne (Creston) (35-0), #1479 Fort Frye (Beverly) (35-18), #3171 Columbia (Columbia Station) (49-7), #3767 Catholic Central (Steubenville) (59-0), #4057 Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland) (42-6), #4509 Chagrin Falls (43-0), #4570 Geneva (35-0), #4600 Wickliffe (34-7), #7560 Independence (50-0), #8801 Cardinal (Middlefield) (58-6), #9224 Richmond Heights (13-0), #11111 Berkshire (Burton) (43-6), #11347 Harding (Fairport Harbor) (42-0) 2018 Losses: none 2018 Opponents W-L: 105-65 Recent State Championships: 2018 (VI), 2015 (VI), 2013 (VI), 2011 Recent League Championships: 2018, 2017, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: 15 Streak List: 8/24/18 Chagrin Falls (43-0), 8/31/18 Columbia (Columbia Station) (49-7), 9/7/18 Geneva (35-0), 9/14/18 Cardinal (Middlefield) (58-6), 9/21/18 Richmond Heights (13-0), 9/28/18 Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland) (42-6), 10/5/18 Harding (Fairport Harbor) (42-0), 10/12/18 Berkshire (Burton) (43-6), 10/19/18 Independence (50-0), 10/26/18 Wickliffe (34-7), 11/2/18 Catholic Central (Steubenville) (59-0), 11/9/18 Norwayne (Creston) (35-0), 11/16/18 Mogadore (20-14), 11/23/18 Fort Frye (Beverly) (35-18), 11/30/18 Marion Local (Maria Stein) (16-7) SCHEDULE 2019 Schedule: 8/30 at Lakeview (Cortland), 9/6 at Riverside (Painesville), 9/13 at Geneva, 9/20 Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland), 9/27 Wickliffe, 10/4 at Cardinal (Middlefield), 10/11 Grand Valley (Orwell), 10/18 Beachwood, 10/25 at Hawken (Gates Mills), 11/1 at Berkshire (Burton) Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Riverside (Painesville) (5.8), Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland) (1), Geneva (-3.8) Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Hawken (Gates Mills) (-71.1), Cardinal (Middlefield) (-32.7), Berkshire (Burton) (-32.1) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.9 (15.5 overall) 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -19.1 2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.2 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #484 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7274 2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0 2019 Projected League Finish: 1st 2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 85% |