Cardinal Newman (Columbia, SC)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: Cory Helms
League: SCISA AAAA (moving from SCISA AAA Region I)
Playoff Division: SCISA AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Logan Locklear 6'5" 285 Senior OL/NG 5.31
Logan Busenlehner 6'5" 205 Senior TE/OLB 4.65
A.J. Reyes 5'9" 175 Senior HB/S 4.52

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: WR/DB, LB, OL
Team Weaknesses: DL, Depth

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: -26.1
2021 National Rank: #10682
2021 State Rank: #188
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.5
2022 Starting Power Rating: -38.6
2022 National Rank: #9960
2022 State Rank: #175
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): -2.9
Dynasty National Rank: #9433
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 35.7
Dynasty Record: 56-130 (29-96 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 1-7
2021 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (4th)
2021 Points For Average: 15.6
2021 Points Against Average: 36.8
2021 Differential: -21.2
2021 Wins: #10023 Wilson Hall (Sumter) (27-21)
2021 Losses: #1318 Hammond (Columbia) (55-0), #3913 Trinity Collegiate (Darlington) (35-26), #5863 St. Joseph's Catholic (Greenville) (43-6), #6686 Porter-Gaud (Charleston) (28-14), #7889 First Baptist (Charleston) (48-25), #8732 Heathwood Hall Episcopal (Columbia) (25-14), #9674 Ben Lippen (Columbia) (39-13)
2021 Opponents W-L: 52-41
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/26 at Pee Dee Academy (Mullins), 9/2 at Trinity Collegiate (Darlington), 9/9 at Northwood Academy (Charleston), 9/16 Heathwood Hall Episcopal (Columbia), 9/23 Ben Lippen (Columbia), 9/28 John Paul II (Ridgeland), 10/7 at Hammond (Columbia), 10/14 at Camden Military (Camden), 10/21 Porter-Gaud (Charleston), 10/28 Augusta Christian (Martinez, GA)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Hammond (Columbia) (8.4), Augusta Christian (Martinez, GA) (-1.8), Trinity Collegiate (Darlington) (-10.6)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Northwood Academy (Charleston) (-87.1), John Paul II (Ridgeland) (-40.8), Camden Military (Camden) (-39.7)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.7
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -26.3
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -21.6
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #149
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8387
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2022 Projected League Finish: 5th
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%