St. Xavier (Louisville, KY)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Mike Glaser
League: 6A District 4 (moving from 6A District 3)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
CJ Phillips 6'2" 275 Senior T
Alex Mattingly 5'11" 180 Senior QB
Patrick Sermersheim 6'0" 170 Junior DB

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
George Stone 6'1" 205 Senior OLB 4.60

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Daylen Hall 5'9" 190 Senior DB 4.33 [Kentucky]
LaMont McMurry 5'9" 185 Senior WR 4.47 [Tennessee-Martin]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Passing Game, Experienced OL
Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced Defense

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 49.5
2010 National Rank: #219
2010 State Rank: #4
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 44.2
2011 National Rank: #279
2011 State Rank: #4
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 54.1
Dynasty National Rank: #26
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.6
Dynasty Record: 59-9 (16-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 10-3
2010 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 29.8
2010 Points Against Average: 21.8
2010 Differential: +8
2010 Wins: #712 DuPont Manual (Louisville) (38-7), #722 Ballard (Louisville) (35-34), #722 Ballard (Louisville) (42-21), #797 Male (Louisville) (14-7), #1159 Covington Catholic (Park Hills) (40-19), #1637 Seneca (Louisville) (48-33), #1980 Lexington Catholic (Lexington) (37-0), #2045 Central (Louisville) (35-20), #2676 Pleasure Ridge Park (Louisville) (27-21), #4277 Butler (Louisville) (51-7)
2010 Losses: #16 Trinity (Louisville) (35-7), #16 Trinity (Louisville) (48-0), #31 St. Xavier (Cincinnati, OH) (32-13)
2010 Opponents W-L: 105-62
Recent State Championships: 2009, 2004 (4A)
Recent League Championships: 2010 (6A District 3), 2009 (6A District 3), 2008 (6A District 3), 2007 (6A District 3), 2005 (4A District 4), 2004 (4A District 4), 2003 (4A District 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/9/11 Doss (Louisville) (56-0)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/19 Fern Creek (Louisville), 8/27 vs Riverdale (Murfreesboro, TN), 9/2 Bowling Green, 9/9 Doss (Louisville), 9/16 at Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, OH), 9/23 at Central (Louisville), 9/30 vs Trinity (Louisville), 10/7 Male (Louisville), 10/14 at DuPont Manual (Louisville), 10/28 vs St. Xavier (Cincinnati, OH)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Trinity (Louisville) (74.2), St. Xavier (Cincinnati, OH) (64.2), Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, OH) (60.6)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Doss (Louisville) (7.2), Fern Creek (Louisville) (7.4), Central (Louisville) (30.9)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29 (40.1 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 41.6
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +12.6
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #2
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #30
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/19 Fern Creek (Louisville) [projection: 49-10 win]