Waterville-Elysian-Morristown (Waterville, MN) GENERAL Nickname: Buccaneers Colors: Kelly Green/White/Black Coach: Jon Bakken League: Gopher Valley AA Playoff Division: AA Playoff Division Rank: #12 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2008 JV Record: 7-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Reid Roemhildt 5'9" 170 Senior SB/LB Gus Geyer 6'0" 205 Senior RB Terry Hering 6'0" 285 Junior C/DT STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Athleticism Team Weaknesses: Young RATINGS 2008 Final Power Rating: 18.6 2008 National Rank: #3266 2008 State Rank: #48 Off-Season Rating Adjustment: -9.5 2009 Starting Power Rating: 9.1 2009 National Rank: #5507 2009 State Rank: #89 HISTORICAL 2008 Overall Record: 10-1 2008 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st) 2008 Points For Average: 31.4 2008 Points Against Average: 9.5 2008 Differential: +21.9 2008 Wins: #4818 New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva (New Richland) (16-12), #6629 Montgomery-Lonsdale (Montgomery) (33-0), #7306 Minnesota Valley Lutheran (New Ulm) (28-6), #8513 Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop (Winthrop) (34-14), #8600 Martin County West (Sherburn) (41-12), #10023 United South Central (Wells) (42-20), #10551 Medford (20-0), #11001 Maple River (Mapleton) (42-6), #11884 Kenyon-Wanamingo (Kenyon) (44-0), #13291 Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial (Lake Crystal) (35-7) 2008 Losses: #2530 Triton (Dodge Center) (27-10) 2008 Opponents W-L: 45-59 Recent League Championships: 2008 Winning Streak Entering 2009 Season: none SCHEDULE 2009 Schedule: 9/3 at Medford, 9/11 Maple River (Mapleton), 9/18 Minnesota Valley Lutheran (New Ulm), 9/25 New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva (New Richland), 10/2 at United South Central (Wells), 10/9 at Martin County West (Sherburn), 10/14 Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial (Lake Crystal), 10/20 at Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop (Winthrop) Highest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva (New Richland) (5.8), Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop (Winthrop) (3.1), Minnesota Valley Lutheran (New Ulm) (-0.9) Lowest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial (Lake Crystal) (-21.8), Maple River (Mapleton) (-15.6), Medford (-10) 2008 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6 (-1.5 overall) 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.5 2009 vs. 2008 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.5 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #173 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10265 2009 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1 2009 Projected League Finish: 1st 2009 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 31% Opener: 9/3 at Medford [projection: 26-7 win]