LaCrosse (KS) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Leopards Colors: Black/Gold Coach: Jon Webster League: Central Prairie Playoff Division: 2-1A Playoff Division Rank: #13 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Marcus Moeder 5'10" 160 Senior RB/DB Tayler Stull 5'11" 165 Junior QB/DB Scott Irvin 5'9" 175 Senior LB/WR STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Ready For Next Step, Many Returning Starters, Worked Hard In Off Season Team Weaknesses: A Few Holes To Fill, Need To Come Together/Work Like A Team, Must Beat Top Teams RATINGS 2009 Final Power Rating: -2.8 2009 National Rank: #8790 2009 State Rank: #133 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.9 2010 Starting Power Rating: 4.8 2010 National Rank: #6526 2010 State Rank: #95 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2009 Rating): 9.7 Dynasty National Rank: #4607 2010 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4 Dynasty Record: 60-16 (13-3 in league) HISTORICAL 2009 Overall Record: 7-3 2009 League Record/Finish: 2-0 (1st) 2009 Points For Average: 30.1 2009 Points Against Average: 23.2 2009 Differential: +6.9 2009 Wins: Solomon (34-6), #10102 Ness City-Dighton (Ness City) (30-6), #10153 Ellinwood (34-21), #11750 Southern Valley (Oxford, NE) (14-0), #12107 Larned (34-20), #12695 Maize South (Wichita) (52-19), #14219 Kinsley (53-6) 2009 Losses: #2089 Trinity (Hutchinson) (48-12), #3506 Meade (46-12), #9622 Elkhart (60-26) 2009 Opponents W-L: 43-42 Recent League Championships: 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2004 (Western Kansas Educational) Winning Streak Entering 2010 Season: none SCHEDULE 2010 Schedule: 9/3 Larned, 9/10 Christ Prep Academy (Kansas City), 9/17 Decatur Community (Oberlin), 9/24 at More Prep-Marian (Hays), 10/1 Sacred Heart (Salina), 10/8 Inman, 10/15 at Ell-Saline (Brookville), 10/22 Ellinwood, 10/29 at Plainville, 11/5 Moundridge, 11/12 Meade Highest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Meade (20.6), Ell-Saline (Brookville) (7.9), Christ Prep Academy (Kansas City) (3.1) Lowest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Inman (-25.8), Moundridge (-20.4), Larned (-20) 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.4 (-7.3 overall) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.9 2010 vs. 2009 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.5 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #209 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11886 2010 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-2 2010 Projected League Finish: 1st 2010 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2% Opener: 9/3 Larned [projection: 50-24 win] |