Lutheran North (St. Louis, MO)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Crusaders Colors: Maroon/Gold Coach: Mike Russell League: ABC Playoff Division: 3 Playoff Division Rank: #18 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2010 JV Record: 1-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Fernando Whigham 6'3" 230 Senior T/DT 4.90 Ryan Moore 5'10" 170 Senior RB/DB 4.60 Joel Cardin 5'10" 170 Senior G/LB 4.60 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Team Speed Team Weaknesses: Depth RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: -0.3 2010 National Rank: #8143 2010 State Rank: #158 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 0.9 2011 National Rank: #7432 2011 State Rank: #137 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -0.3 Dynasty National Rank: #8212 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.5 Dynasty Record: 27-29 (13-14 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 5-6 2010 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th) 2010 Points For Average: 26.7 2010 Points Against Average: 21.8 2010 Differential: +4.9 2010 Wins: #9007 McCluer South-Berkeley (Ferguson) (28-20), #9690 Trinity Catholic (St. Louis) (44-13), #11511 Lutheran South (St. Louis) (66-14), #12210 Westminster Christian (St. Louis) (24-0), #13117 Principia (St. Louis) (44-7) 2010 Losses: #2660 Burroughs [John] (St. Louis) (49-14), #2660 Burroughs [John] (St. Louis) (34-7), #5931 MICDS (St. Louis) (21-19), #6335 Clayton (St. Louis) (30-14), #6327 Cardinal Ritter (St. Louis) (21-8), #7739 Priory (St. Louis) (31-26) 2010 Opponents W-L: 77-48 Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 4 Streak List: 8/27/11 Clayton (St. Louis) (42-14), 9/3/11 Westminster Christian (St. Louis) (18-7), 9/10/11 Lutheran South (St. Louis) (35-23), 9/17/11 Priory (St. Louis) (48-14) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/3 at Westminster Christian (St. Louis), 9/10 Lutheran South (St. Louis), 9/17 at Priory (St. Louis), 9/24 Burroughs [John] (St. Louis), 9/26 Clayton (St. Louis), 10/1 Principia (St. Louis), 10/8 at MICDS (St. Louis), 10/14 at Trinity Catholic (St. Louis), 10/22 at Cardinal Ritter (St. Louis), 10/29 McCluer South-Berkeley (Ferguson) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Burroughs [John] (St. Louis) (23.1), MICDS (St. Louis) (10.4), Cardinal Ritter (St. Louis) (8.9) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Principia (St. Louis) (-31.5), Westminster Christian (St. Louis) (-15.9), Lutheran South (St. Louis) (-15.1) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.6 (2 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.1 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.5 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #162 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9843 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-4 2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/3 at Westminster Christian (St. Louis) [projection: 31-14 win]