| St. Paul (Shiner, TX) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cardinals Colors: Red/Black/White Coach: Jake Wachsmuth League: TAPPS Division III District 5 (moving from TAPPS Division IV District 3) Playoff Division: TAPPS III Playoff Division Rank: #1 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Adam Hollenbach RB Dakota Kresta QB Martin Kennedy RB/LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Returning Starters, Recent Success, Backfield Team Weaknesses: Depth In Secondary RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 4.9 2011 National Rank: #6723 2011 State Rank: #649 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2 2012 Starting Power Rating: 14.4 2012 National Rank: #4124 2012 State Rank: #446 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -5.4 Dynasty National Rank: #10007 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 19.8 Dynasty Record: 66-35 (20-6 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 11-3 2011 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (tied for 1st) 2011 Points For Average: 35.1 2011 Points Against Average: 20.5 2011 Differential: +14.6 2011 Wins: #4233 Sacred Heart (Hallettsville) (14-12), #5564 Stockdale (38-34), #7103 Regents (Austin) (25-21), #8054 Pettus (28-24), #8881 Garland Christian Academy (Garland) (72-63), #9809 The Woodlands Christian Academy (The Woodlands) (27-24), #13795 St. Joseph Catholic (Bryan) (70-13), #13854 O'Connell (Galveston) (2-0), #14026 Savio [St. Dominic] (Austin) (57-0), #14498 Cornerstone Christian (San Antonio) (59-0), #14654 St. Gerard Catholic (San Antonio) (57-12) 2011 Losses: #4233 Sacred Heart (Hallettsville) (21-7), #6331 Brazos Christian (Bryan) (42-19), #8043 Flatonia (21-17) 2011 Opponents W-L: 93-73 Recent State Championships: 2010 (TAPPS IV) Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st; TAPPS Division IV District 3), 2010 (TAPPS Division IV District 3), 2009 (TAPPS Division IV District 3), 2004 (tied for 1st; TAPPS Division IV District 4) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/31 Pettus, 9/7 at Fort Bend Christian Academy (Sugar Land), 9/14 at Pope John XXIII (Katy), 9/21 Weimar, 9/28 Cypress Christian (Houston), 10/5 at Brazos Christian (Bryan), 10/12 John Paul II (Schertz), 10/26 at St. Joseph Catholic (Bryan), 11/2 St. Gerard Catholic (San Antonio), 11/9 at Sacred Heart (Hallettsville) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Weimar (16.5), Fort Bend Christian Academy (Sugar Land) (15.1), Sacred Heart (Hallettsville) (9.1) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: St. Gerard Catholic (San Antonio) (-50.3), John Paul II (Schertz) (-37.3), St. Joseph Catholic (Bryan) (-29.8) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -19.1 (-11.1 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.4 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +11.7 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #1007 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9883 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2012 Projected League Finish: 1st 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 8% |