Independence (OH)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Blue Devils Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Rick Adams League: Chagrin Valley - Metro Playoff Division: VI Playoff Division Rank: #41 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2021 JV Record: 2-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Rory Corrigan 5'11" 205 Senior RB/LB 4.9 Luke Pascarella 5'11" 185 Senior WR/DB 4.8 Ethan Ciurlek 5'11" 270 Senior G/NG 5.6 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Position Depth/Experience Team Weaknesses: Only 2 OL Return, 4-Year Starters At QB/WR Lost To Graduation, Line Youth RATINGS 2021 Final Power Rating: -0.6 2021 National Rank: #5741 2021 State Rank: #367 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 2022 Starting Power Rating: -19.2 2022 National Rank: #6406 2022 State Rank: #419 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 4.2 Dynasty National Rank: #7373 2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 23.4 Dynasty Record: 117-77 (57-36 in league) HISTORICAL 2021 Overall Record: 9-3 2021 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2021 Points For Average: 29.7 2021 Points Against Average: 19.8 2021 Differential: +9.9 2021 Wins: #6424 Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland) (30-28), #8246 Berkshire (Burton) (42-12), #9746 Toronto (44-13), #9981 Trinity (Garfield Heights) (28-16), #10946 Warrensville Heights (Warrensville) (36-6), #11106 Orange (Pepper Pike) (28-0), #11126 Brooklyn (35-0), #11945 Wickliffe (40-6), #13028 East Tech (Cleveland) (42-12) 2021 Losses: #2060 Dalton (61-7), #2590 Columbia (Columbia Station) (47-10), #4086 Lutheran West (Rocky River) (37-14) 2021 Opponents W-L: 61-65 Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none SCHEDULE 2022 Schedule: 8/19 Columbia (Columbia Station), 8/25 vs Lincoln West (Cleveland), 9/2 vs McKinley (Niles), 9/9 Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland), 9/16 at Berkshire (Burton), 9/23 Trinity (Garfield Heights), 9/30 at Warrensville Heights (Warrensville), 10/7 at Wickliffe, 10/14 at Lutheran West (Rocky River), 10/21 at Brooklyn Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Columbia (Columbia Station) (-10.6), McKinley (Niles) (-14.7), Lutheran West (Rocky River) (-17.7) Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Lincoln West (Cleveland) (-95.1), Trinity (Garfield Heights) (-50.9), Wickliffe (-50.2) 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.3 (-12.5 overall) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -38.1 2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -22.8 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #626 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11261 2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2022 Projected League Finish: 5th 2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%