Bennett/Olmsted/Middle Early College/East (Buffalo, NY)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Orange/Navy
Coach: Steve McDuffie
League: Section 6 AA
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #3

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Ja'Meer Thomas 5'10" 170 Senior WR

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 26
2023 National Rank: #1568
2023 State Rank: #11
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.9
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2024 Starting Power Rating: 7
2024 National Rank: #1956
2024 State Rank: #15
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 18
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #2280
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.1
5-Year Dynasty Record: 38-14 [42-10 on the field] (20-7 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 14.2
Dynasty National Rank: #4148
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.3
Dynasty Record: 57-24 [61-20 on the field] (34-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 11-1
2023 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2023 Points For Average: 38.8
2023 Points Against Average: 10.6
2023 Differential: +28.2
2023 Wins: #2506 McQuaid Jesuit (Rochester) (26-21), #2888 Lancaster (44-20), #2888 Lancaster (20-7), #5502 Jamestown (44-23), #6023 Orchard Park (62-22), #6023 Orchard Park (40-0), #6668 Lockport (28-6), #9132 McKinley (Buffalo) (36-0), #9326 Frontier (Hamburg) (48-7), #10553 Niagara Falls (42-0), #11283 Hutchinson-Central Tech/Emerson Vo-Tech/City Honors (Buffalo) (68-0)
2023 Losses: #1047 Christian Brothers Academy (Syracuse) (21-8)
2023 Opponents W-L: 79-45
Recent State Championships: 2022
Recent League Championships: 2023, 2021 (tied for 1st), 2018 (tied for 1st), 2016 (tied for 1st; Section 6 A - South)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 9/7 at St. John's (Washington, DC), 9/7 St. John's (Shrewsbury, MA), 9/14 at Hutchinson-Central Tech/Emerson Vo-Tech/City Honors (Buffalo), 9/21 Niagara Falls, 9/27 Jamestown, 10/4 at Lancaster, 10/11 at Frontier (Hamburg), 10/18 Lockport, 10/25 at Orchard Park
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: St. John's (Washington, DC) (43.8), Lancaster (2.3), St. John's (Shrewsbury, MA) (0)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Niagara Falls (-51.8), Hutchinson-Central Tech/Emerson Vo-Tech/City Honors (Buffalo) (-46.9), Frontier (Hamburg) (-39)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.9 (3.2 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.5
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.6
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #39
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5327
2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2024 Projected League Finish: 1st
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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