Duchesne (St. Charles, MO)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Pioneers
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Charlie Elmendorf
League: Gateway - North
Playoff Division: 4
Playoff Division Rank: #51

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2010 JV Record: 4-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Mike Deluvia 5'9" 170 Junior 4.60
Chad Sams 6'0" 500 Junior 4.70
John Vonderhaar 6'2" 255 Junior 5.10

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Off-Season Conditioning
Team Weaknesses: Depth, Inexperience At QB

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: -11
2010 National Rank: #10603
2010 State Rank: #212
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
2011 Starting Power Rating: -13.5
2011 National Rank: #11183
2011 State Rank: #230
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -8.5
Dynasty National Rank: #10597
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5
Dynasty Record: 12-40 (9-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 2-9
2010 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (6th)
2010 Points For Average: 12.6
2010 Points Against Average: 25.9
2010 Differential: -13.3
2010 Wins: #12210 Westminster Christian (St. Louis) (27-7), #13348 St. Charles (39-6)
2010 Losses: #2507 Warren County (Warrenton) (48-21), #2507 Warren County (Warrenton) (38-13), #3766 Watkins [Ladue Horton] (St. Louis) (37-7), #3983 Centralia (29-0), #3993 Bowling Green (42-6), #6327 Cardinal Ritter (St. Louis) (16-13), #7714 Fort Zumwalt North (O'Fallon) (27-7), #9048 Jennings (7-0), #9990 St. Charles West (St. Charles) (28-6)
2010 Opponents W-L: 81-51
Recent League Championships: 2005 (Gateway North), 2004 (tied for 1st; Gateway North), 2003 (Gateway North)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/2/11 Warren County (Warrenton) (33-23), 9/9/11 Bowling Green (41-14)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 at Fort Zumwalt North (O'Fallon), 9/2 Warren County (Warrenton), 9/9 at Bowling Green, 9/16 at Cardinal Ritter (St. Louis), 9/23 St. Charles West (St. Charles), 9/30 at Centralia, 10/9 Watkins [Ladue Horton] (St. Louis), 10/14 St. Charles, 10/22 Jennings, 10/29 at Westminster Christian (St. Louis)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Warren County (Warrenton) (22.4), Watkins [Ladue Horton] (St. Louis) (19.9), Bowling Green (16.3)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: St. Charles (-28.5), Westminster Christian (St. Louis) (-15.9), St. Charles West (St. Charles) (-8)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.7 (6.1 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.9
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.6
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #122
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7570
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8
2011 Projected League Finish: 6th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/26 at Fort Zumwalt North (O'Fallon) [projection: 27-10 loss]