Burgard/School of the Arts (Buffalo, NY)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Jason Kolb
League: Section 6 B - North (moving from Section 6 B - 1)
Playoff Division: B
Playoff Division Rank: #48

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Emon Thomas 5'8" 175 Junior RB/OLB 4.5
Lamar Hampton 5'8" 190 Senior FB/LB 4.95
Sam Palmer 6'3" 305 Senior OL/DL 5.1

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines
Team Weaknesses: Lost 3-Year WR Starter

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: -33
2020 National Rank: #11538
2020 State Rank: #409
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
2021 Starting Power Rating: -38.6
2021 National Rank: #10753
2021 State Rank: #384

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 0-5
2020 League Record/Finish: 0-3 (7th)
2020 Points For Average: 11.2
2020 Points Against Average: 30
2020 Differential: -18.8
2020 Wins: none
2020 Losses: #6071 Pioneer (Yorkshire) (38-14), #8132 Batavia (41-24), #8838 Cheektowaga (20-6), #8896 West Seneca East (West Seneca) (35-6), #10601 Wilson (16-6)
2020 Opponents W-L: 17-8
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 9/3 East Aurora, 9/9 at Cheektowaga, 9/17 Western New York Maritime Charter/Health Sciences (Buffalo), 9/24 vs Albion, 10/1 vs Royalton-Hartland/Barker/Webber (Middleport), 10/8 vs Lewiston-Porter (Youngstown), 10/15 vs Maryvale (Cheektowaga), 10/22 vs Starpoint (Lockport)
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Western New York Maritime Charter/Health Sciences (Buffalo) (0.9), Albion (-27.3), Cheektowaga (-34.4)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Maryvale (Cheektowaga) (-44), Lewiston-Porter (Youngstown) (-38.8), Starpoint (Lockport) (-38.3)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.1
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -22.6
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.5
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #205
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8466
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-6
2021 Projected League Finish: 5th
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%