Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Overland Park, KS)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Saints
Colors: Blue/Vegas Gold
Coach: Mike Thomas
League: Eastern Kansas
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #12

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2011 JV Record: 4-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Dan Morin 6'3" 280 Senior OL/DL 5.10
Austin Scherzer 5'10" 170 Senior QB/RB 4.70
Nick Williams 5'7" 160 Senior RB/WR 4.47

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Attitude, Great Group Of Upperclassmen
Team Weaknesses: Depth, Experience

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 28.4
2011 National Rank: #1908
2011 State Rank: #30
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 21.7
2012 National Rank: #2663
2012 State Rank: #46
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 32.6
Dynasty National Rank: #520
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.7
Dynasty Record: 75-25 (32-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 4-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (tied for 5th)
2011 Points For Average: 20
2011 Points Against Average: 23.9
2011 Differential: -3.9
2011 Wins: #2165 Great Bend (21-14), #2353 Pittsburg (28-21), #3211 Blue Valley West (Stilwell) (31-24), #8576 Blue Valley North (Overland Park) (44-14)
2011 Losses: #121 Webb City (MO) (35-0), #305 Blue Valley (Stilwell) (14-0), #637 Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission) (48-24), #1085 Gardner-Edgerton (Gardner) (27-18), #1516 Blue Valley Northwest (Overland Park) (18-14)
2011 Opponents W-L: 61-34
Recent League Championships: 2009, 2004 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/28/11 Pittsburg (28-21)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 Blue Valley Northwest (Overland Park), 9/7 Blue Valley Southwest (Overland Park), 9/14 at Central (Salina), 9/21 at Blue Valley West (Stilwell), 9/28 Blue Valley North (Overland Park), 10/4 at Blue Valley (Stilwell), 10/12 Harmon [J. C.] (Kansas City), 10/19 at Turner (Kansas City), 10/26 at Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission) (46.2), Blue Valley (Stilwell) (45.6), Central (Salina) (27.3)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Harmon [J. C.] (Kansas City) (-13.6), Blue Valley North (Overland Park) (-2.1), Turner (Kansas City) (8.2)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.2
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #16
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1613
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 6th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%