GENERAL
Nickname: Fire
Colors: Forest Green/Cream
Coach: Dave Hopkins
League: Freelance (moving from Minnesota River)
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #6
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2010 JV Record: 4-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Isaac Savaryn 5'11" 185 Senior RB/LB 4.80
Michael Roane 6'2" 185 Senior QB/DB 4.70
Michael Fritz 6'1" 235 Senior C/DT 4.90
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Peter Westerhaus 6'3" 210 Senior LB [Minnesota]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Playoff Experience, Speed On Defense
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Skill Position Players
RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 29.3
2010 National Rank: #1683
2010 State Rank: #24
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 23.8
2011 National Rank: #2182
2011 State Rank: #36
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 14
Dynasty National Rank: #3984
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.1
Dynasty Record: 45-13 (29-6 in league)
HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 13-1
2010 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 41.4
2010 Points Against Average: 18.2
2010 Differential: +23.2
2010 Wins: #2841 DeLaSalle (Minneapolis) (35-29), #4797 Milaca (57-14), #5690 Norwood-Young America (59-26), #6003 Le Sueur-Henderson (Le Sueur) (35-12), #6471 Holdingford (21-20), #6533 Mayer Lutheran (Mayer) (40-33), #6645 Breck (Minneapolis) (63-21), #6777 Providence Academy (Plymouth) (32-16), #7660 Sibley East (Arlington) (56-14), #10546 Belle Plaine/Holy Family Academy (Belle Plaine) (35-8), #10578 Rockford (52-0), #11663 Jordan (41-7), #12277 Montgomery-Lonsdale (Montgomery) (40-14)
2010 Losses: #178 Lourdes (Rochester) (41-13)
2010 Opponents W-L: 87-57
Recent League Championships: 2010 (Minnesota River)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 3
Streak List: 9/2/11 Watertown-Mayer (Watertown) (29-12), 9/10/11 Escanaba (MI) (50-14), 9/16/11 New Ulm (40-12)
SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 Watertown-Mayer (Watertown), 9/10 Escanaba (MI), 9/16 New Ulm, 9/23 New London-Spicer (New London), 9/30 Esko, 10/7 at St. Thomas Academy (Mendota Heights), 10/14 Waseca, 10/19 Duluth Central (Duluth)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: St. Thomas Academy (Mendota Heights) (40.6), New London-Spicer (New London) (18.5), Escanaba (MI) (15.3)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Watertown-Mayer (Watertown) (-13.8), New Ulm (-7.3), Esko (-5.9)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.9 (7.9 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.9
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +11.8
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #108
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5962
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%
Opener: 9/2 Watertown-Mayer (Watertown) [projection: 46-6 win]