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GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Scarlet/Gray
Coach: Matt Gray
League: Greater Cleveland
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #12

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Brenan Vernon 6'5" 275 Senior DL

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 47
2022 National Rank: #264
2022 State Rank: #19
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +0.9
2023 Starting Power Rating: 30.6
2023 National Rank: #320
2023 State Rank: #24
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 54.1
Dynasty National Rank: #81
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 23.7
Dynasty Record: 47-15 (24-5 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 9-4
2022 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2022 Points For Average: 28.2
2022 Points Against Average: 21
2022 Differential: +7.2
2022 Wins: #292 Riverside (Painesville) (7-6), #419 Medina (42-21), #693 McKinley (Canton) (19-14), #693 McKinley (Canton) (34-21), #1845 Solon (33-27), #2640 Brunswick (35-14), #2640 Brunswick (35-14), #3259 Strongsville (38-3), #6044 Euclid (38-0)
2022 Losses: #15 St. Edward (Lakewood) (27-0), #299 St. Ignatius (Cleveland) (26-20), #419 Medina (52-38), Clarkson Football North (Mississauga, Ontario) (48-28)
2022 Opponents W-L: 84-61
Recent League Championships: 2020, 2019, 2018 (tied for 1st), 2017, 2015 (tied for 1st; Northeast Ohio - Valley), 2013 (Northeast Ohio - Valley), 2012 (Northeast Ohio - Valley), 2010 (Lake Erie - Lake), 2009 (Lake Erie - Lake), 2008 (Lake Erie - Lake), 2006 (Lake Erie - Lake), 2005 (tied for 1st; Lake Erie- Lake), 2003 (Lake Erie- Lake)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/18 at Jackson (Massillon), 8/25 St. Ignatius (Cleveland), 9/1 at Riverside (Painesville), 9/8 Medina, 9/15 at Cleveland Heights, 9/22 at Solon, 9/29 Shaker Heights, 10/6 Brunswick, 10/13 at Strongsville, 10/20 Euclid
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Riverside (Painesville) (35.5), Medina (28.2), St. Ignatius (Cleveland) (26)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Euclid (-24.5), Shaker Heights (-4.4), Strongsville (-1.1)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.3 (35.3 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.9
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.4
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #47
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #572
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2023 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 6%



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