Cardinal Ritter (St. Louis, MO) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lions Colors: Maroon/White Coach: Rolando Merriweather League: AAA Playoff Division: 3 Playoff Division Rank: #10 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2009 JV Record: 5-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT Josh Temple 6'3" 225 Senior DE STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed, Commitment Team Weaknesses: Size RATINGS 2009 Final Power Rating: 6.4 2009 National Rank: #6305 2009 State Rank: #110 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.8 2010 Starting Power Rating: 8.7 2010 National Rank: #5494 2010 State Rank: #91 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2009 Rating): -2.1 Dynasty National Rank: #8436 2010 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.8 Dynasty Record: 48-26 (23-10 in league) HISTORICAL 2009 Overall Record: 9-2 2009 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st) 2009 Points For Average: 40.7 2009 Points Against Average: 11.6 2009 Differential: +29.1 2009 Wins: #8135 Westminster Christian (St. Louis) (40-0), #8477 Trinity Catholic (St. Louis) (33-6), #9487 St. Mary's (St. Louis) (40-14), #10206 Imagine College Prep (St. Louis) (36-0), #10919 St. Dominic (O'Fallon) (36-20), #12238 Soldan International Studies (St. Louis) (48-0), #13233 Lutheran (St. Peters) (60-14), #13553 Bishop DuBourg (St. Louis) (53-0), #13788 Kennedy (Manchester) (52-0) 2009 Losses: #6149 Priory (St. Louis) (42-28), #7467 Miller Career Academy (St. Louis) (32-22) 2009 Opponents W-L: 52-66 Recent League Championships: 2009, 2008, 2004 Winning Streak Entering 2010 Season: none SCHEDULE 2010 Schedule: 8/27 vs St. Dominic (O'Fallon), 9/3 vs Bishop DuBourg (St. Louis), 9/10 vs Imagine College Prep (St. Louis), 9/17 at Duchesne (St. Charles), 9/24 Lutheran (St. Peters), 10/1 St. Mary's (St. Louis), 10/8 vs Kennedy [John F.] (Manchester), 10/16 at McCluer South-Berkeley (Ferguson), 10/23 vs Lutheran North (St. Louis), 10/29 vs Trinity Catholic (St. Louis), 11/3 Priory (St. Louis), 11/8 Burroughs [John] (St. Louis) Highest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Priory (St. Louis) (0.5), Imagine College Prep (St. Louis) (-3.5), Trinity Catholic (St. Louis) (-3.6) Lowest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop DuBourg (St. Louis) (-32.7), Lutheran (St. Peters) (-32.6), Kennedy [John F.] (Manchester) (-32.3) 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.4 (-9.8 overall) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.1 2010 vs. 2009 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.3 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #279 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13290 2010 Projected Regular Season Record: 11-1 2010 Projected League Finish: 1st 2010 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 49% Opener: 8/27 vs St. Dominic (O'Fallon) [projection: 31-12 win] |