Harding (St. Paul, MN)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Michael Houston
League: St. Paul City
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #55

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Yannick Dinga 6'3" 200 Senior TE
Kyle Heinl 5'10" 190 Senior OL
Diondre Davis 6'3" 215 Senior DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience On OL
Team Weaknesses: QB, Graduation Losses, Young Skill Players

RATINGS
2009 Final Power Rating: -14.2
2009 National Rank: #11336
2009 State Rank: #247
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
2010 Starting Power Rating: -17.7
2010 National Rank: #12005
2010 State Rank: #256
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2009 Rating): -12.5
Dynasty National Rank: #11354
2010 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.2
Dynasty Record: 24-37 (17-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2009 Overall Record: 4-5
2009 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (6th)
2009 Points For Average: 21.3
2009 Points Against Average: 29.9
2009 Differential: -8.6
2009 Wins: #11651 Duluth Central (Duluth) (35-28), #12809 Watertown-Mayer (Watertown) (33-21), #12939 Roosevelt (Minneapolis) (21-14), #13133 Humboldt (St. Paul) (32-18)
2009 Losses: #6105 Highland Park (St. Paul) (27-20), #6400 St. Paul Central (St. Paul) (32-12), #6565 Chisago Lakes Area (Lindstrom) (62-0), #8914 Johnson (St. Paul) (47-39), #9722 Como Park (St. Paul) (20-0)
2009 Opponents W-L: 32-53
Winning Streak Entering 2010 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2010 Schedule: 9/3 vs Como Park (St. Paul), 9/10 vs Aitkin, 9/16 vs Highland Park (St. Paul), 9/25 vs Johnson (St. Paul), 10/1 vs Humboldt (St. Paul), 10/8 vs Marshall (Duluth), 10/14 vs St. Paul Central (St. Paul), 10/20 Edison [Thomas] (Minneapolis), 10/26 vs Mahtomedi
Highest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Mahtomedi (26.9), Highland Park (St. Paul) (7.2), St. Paul Central (St. Paul) (6)
Lowest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Edison [Thomas] (Minneapolis) (-29.4), Marshall (Duluth) (-24.6), Aitkin (-22.9)
2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.3 (-7.3 overall)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.1
2010 vs. 2009 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.2
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #247
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11997
2010 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2010 Projected League Finish: 5th
2010 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/3 vs Como Park (St. Paul) [projection: 24-19 loss]







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