| Malvern (OH) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Hornets Colors: Green/White Coach: Matt Chiurco League: Inter-Valley - North Playoff Division: VII Playoff Division Rank*: #20 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2024 JV Record: 4-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Julius Gore 6'2" 205 Senior RB/MLB 4.64 Owen Ball 6'3" 190 Senior OL/MLB 4.7 Roy Simmons 5'7" 160 Senior WR/DB 4.67 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Senior Class, Defensive Experience, Skill Position Depth Team Weaknesses: Replacing 3-Year QB Starter, Record-Setting WR Graduated, Line Inexperience RATINGS 2024 Final Power Rating: 1.7 2024 National Rank: #4795 2024 State Rank: #285 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -0.5 Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -1.1 2025 Starting Power Rating*: -13.2 2025 National Rank*: #5371 2025 State Rank*: #322 5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -4.7 5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #6447 2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 8.5 5-Year Dynasty Record: 45-11 (24-1 in league) Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 0 Dynasty National Rank: #8043 2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 13.2 Dynasty Record: 153-89 (92-45 in league) HISTORICAL 2024 Overall Record: 11-2 2024 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2024 Points For Average: 36.5 2024 Points Against Average: 19.8 2024 Differential: +16.7 2024 Wins: #5517 Newcomerstown (38-28), #6933 Buckeye Trail (Lore City) (32-14), #7911 Conotton Valley (Bowerston) (35-20), #8163 Lucas (40-26), #9111 Lowellville (42-14), #9288 Tuscarawas Valley (Zoarville) (41-7), #9386 Harrison Central (Cadiz) (38-28), #9773 Valley Christian (Youngstown) (36-16), #10679 East Canton (34-0), #10713 Strasburg-Franklin (Strasburg) (41-14), #13363 Tuscarawas Central Catholic (New Philadelphia) (41-0) 2024 Losses: #2129 Garaway (Sugarcreek) (41-8), #2445 Hillsdale (Jeromesville) (50-48) 2024 Opponents W-L: 77-72 Recent League Championships: 2024, 2023, 2021, 2020, 2013 (Inter-Valley), 2011 (tied for 1st; Inter-Valley), 2008 (Inter-Valley), 2004 (tied for 1st; Inter-Valley) Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none SCHEDULE 2025 Projected League Finish*: 2nd schedule not yet available; please check back later in the summer to see analysis of schedule including toughest opponents, overall schedule strength, projected W-L record, probability of an undefeated season, etc. *temporary; not finalized until August 7th Late transfer? Player name spelled incorrectly? Not too late to change it-- please contact this specific preview's author (Please do not contact us about recruiting info; we do NOT originate that data, it is compiled from other sources, so we don't control it) |