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] |