Classical (Providence, RI) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Purples Colors: Purple/White Coach: Kris McCall League: Division II-B (moving from Division III) Playoff Division: II Playoff Division Rank: #3 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Marquise Buchanan 6'3" 175 Senior WR 4.52 Jalen Dennis Senior STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Passing Game Team Weaknesses: RB Inexperience RATINGS 2020 Final Power Rating: -1.9 2020 National Rank: #6302 2020 State Rank: #17 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5 2021 Starting Power Rating: -4.3 2021 National Rank: #4181 2021 State Rank: #10 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): -1.7 Dynasty National Rank: #9334 2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.6 Dynasty Record: 96-92 (65-70 in league) HISTORICAL 2020 Overall Record: 4-2 2020 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (3rd) 2020 Points For Average: 40.3 2020 Points Against Average: 17.3 2020 Differential: +23 2020 Wins: #8230 North Smithfield/Mount St. Charles Academy (North Smithfield) (42-0), #8244 Chariho (Wood River Junction) (36-26), #12614 Tiverton (55-7), #13919 Hope (Providence) (54-8) 2020 Losses: #2272 Coventry (21-20), #5853 Johnston (42-35) 2020 Opponents W-L: 15-16 Recent State Championships: 2007 (IV) Recent League Championships: 2007 (Division IV), 2006 (Division IV) Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none SCHEDULE 2021 Schedule: 9/17 Mt. Hope (Bristol), 9/24 at Brown [Moses] (Providence), 10/1 at Tolman (Pawtucket), 10/8 at West Warwick, 10/16 Westerly, 10/23 Coventry, 10/30 St. Raphael Academy (Pawtucket), 11/24 Hope (Providence) Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: St. Raphael Academy (Pawtucket) (5), Coventry (-5.6), Mt. Hope (Bristol) (-10.7) Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Hope (Providence) (-71.4), West Warwick (-47.7), Tolman (Pawtucket) (-19.7) 2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.9 (-12.7 overall) 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -22.1 2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.2 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #29 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8316 2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2 2021 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 6% |