| Malvern (OH) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Hornets Colors: Green/White Coach: Matt Chiurco League: Inter-Valley - North Playoff Division: VI Playoff Division Rank: #43 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2021 JV Record: 5-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Xavier Watson 5'11" 180 Senior RB/ILB 4.65 Frank McClelland 6'5" 280 Senior OL/DL 5.1 Dylan Phillips 6'2" 175 Junior WR/DB 4.69 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: 3 Linemen Return, Top RB Is Back, Skill Position Depth Team Weaknesses: Youth, Inexperience, OL Depth RATINGS 2021 Final Power Rating: -0.4 2021 National Rank: #5700 2021 State Rank: #363 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 2022 Starting Power Rating: -20.2 2022 National Rank: #6599 2022 State Rank: #428 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 0.5 Dynasty National Rank: #8465 2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 20.7 Dynasty Record: 124-82 (78-44 in league) HISTORICAL 2021 Overall Record: 9-3 2021 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2021 Points For Average: 30.5 2021 Points Against Average: 14.5 2021 Differential: +16 2021 Wins: #6505 East Canton (7-0), #8296 Buckeye Trail (Lore City) (26-24), #8700 Lowellville (34-0), #10355 Tuscarawas Central Catholic (New Philadelphia) (40-13), #10624 Conotton Valley (Bowerston) (40-12), #12317 Waterloo (Atwater) (51-16), #12805 Newcomerstown (44-14), #13238 Strasburg-Franklin (Strasburg) (41-6), #13708 East Palestine (55-0) 2021 Losses: #1211 Garaway (Sugarcreek) (30-7), #2766 Lucas (37-0), #5060 Sandy Valley (Magnolia) (22-21) 2021 Opponents W-L: 57-64 Recent League Championships: 2021, 2020, 2013 (Inter-Valley), 2011 (tied for 1st; Inter-Valley), 2008 (Inter-Valley), 2004 (tied for 1st; Inter-Valley) Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none SCHEDULE 2022 Schedule: 8/19 at East Palestine, 8/26 at Conotton Valley (Bowerston), 9/2 Waterloo (Atwater), 9/9 Tuscarawas Valley (Zoarville), 9/16 at Ridgewood (West Lafayette), 9/23 Strasburg-Franklin (Strasburg), 9/30 at Buckeye Trail (Lore City), 10/7 Newcomerstown, 10/15 at Tuscarawas Central Catholic (New Philadelphia), 10/21 East Canton Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Ridgewood (West Lafayette) (4), East Canton (-18.2), Buckeye Trail (Lore City) (-26.8) Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: East Palestine (-73.7), Strasburg-Franklin (Strasburg) (-67.4), Newcomerstown (-59.5) 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.2 (-15.3 overall) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -41.8 2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -24.6 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #649 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11935 2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2022 Projected League Finish: 1st 2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |