Cardinal Ritter (St. Louis, MO)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Rolando Merriweather
League: AAA
Playoff Division: 3
Playoff Division Rank: #12

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 1
2010 JV Record: 7-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Xavier Jordan 5'7" 155 Senior RB
Titus Alexander 6'1" 210 Senior OL/DL
Jimmie Pampkin 5'11" 180 Junior QB

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Josh Temple 6'3" 225 Senior DE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Players
Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced Starters On Defense

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 6.4
2010 National Rank: #6327
2010 State Rank: #120
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2011 Starting Power Rating: 6.3
2011 National Rank: #5921
2011 State Rank: #104
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 0.3
Dynasty National Rank: #8017
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.6
Dynasty Record: 38-20 (21-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 9-3
2010 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2010 Points For Average: 31.9
2010 Points Against Average: 8.3
2010 Differential: +23.6
2010 Wins: #7739 Priory (St. Louis) (18-10), #8143 Lutheran North (St. Louis) (21-8), #9690 Trinity Catholic (St. Louis) (26-0), #10603 Duchesne (St. Charles) (16-13), #11399 St. Mary's (St. Louis) (52-0), #13396 Imagine College Prep (St. Louis) (54-0), #13497 Bishop DuBourg (St. Louis) (40-0), #13692 Lutheran (St. Peters) (58-7), #13928 Kennedy [John F.] (Manchester) (60-7)
2010 Losses: #2660 Burroughs [John] (St. Louis) (28-19), #5994 St. Dominic (O'Fallon) (13-6), #9007 McCluer South-Berkeley (Ferguson) (14-13)
2010 Opponents W-L: 57-71
Recent League Championships: 2009, 2008, 2004
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 3
Streak List: 9/2/11 Bishop DuBourg (St. Louis) (49-7), 9/10/11 Imagine College Prep (St. Louis) (52-12), 9/16/11 Duchesne (St. Charles) (12-7)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 St. Dominic (O'Fallon), 9/2 at Bishop DuBourg (St. Louis), 9/10 at Imagine College Prep (St. Louis), 9/16 Duchesne (St. Charles), 9/23 at Lutheran (St. Peters), 9/30 at St. Mary's (St. Louis), 10/7 Kennedy [John F.] (Manchester), 10/15 McCluer South-Berkeley (Ferguson), 10/22 Lutheran North (St. Louis), 10/28 at Trinity Catholic (St. Louis)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: St. Dominic (O'Fallon) (2.2), Lutheran North (St. Louis) (2.2), McCluer South-Berkeley (Ferguson) (-3.1)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Kennedy [John F.] (Manchester) (-34.9), Bishop DuBourg (St. Louis) (-32.6), Lutheran (St. Peters) (-32.3)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -19.8 (-7 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.3
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.5
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #266
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12943
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 55%
Opener: 8/26 St. Dominic (O'Fallon) [projection: 28-21 win]