St. Xavier (Louisville, KY)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Mike Glaser
League: 6A District 4
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Karl Roesler 6'2" 230 Senior DE
Deonte Clyburn 6'1" 215 Senior LB
Patrick Sermersheim 6'0" 170 Junior DB

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
George Stone 6'1" 205 Senior OLB 4.60 [Indiana State]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense, Team Quickness, OL

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 51.4
2011 National Rank: #209
2011 State Rank: #4
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 49.6
2012 National Rank: #196
2012 State Rank: #3
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 52.1
Dynasty National Rank: #18
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.2
Dynasty Record: 106-19 (35-2 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 32.8
2011 Points Against Average: 18.3
2011 Differential: +14.5
2011 Wins: #41 St. Xavier (Cincinnati, OH) (7-3), #568 DuPont Manual (Louisville) (21-14), #925 Central (Louisville) (31-30), #1791 Male (Louisville) (57-7), #1791 Male (Louisville) (56-10), #6837 Fern Creek (Louisville) (70-0), #9669 Nelson County (Bardstown) (77-13), #10014 Doss (Louisville) (56-0)
2011 Losses: #2 Trinity (Louisville) (41-6), #2 Trinity (Louisville) (42-6), #50 Bowling Green (28-20), #57 Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, OH) (27-10), #70 Riverdale (Murfreesboro, TN) (23-9)
2011 Opponents W-L: 111-57
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 2012 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/17/12 Fern Creek (Louisville) (52-7)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 Fern Creek (Louisville), 8/25 vs Dutch Fork (Irmo, SC), 8/31 at Bowling Green, 9/7 Doss (Louisville), 9/14 Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, OH), 9/21 Central (Louisville), 9/28 vs Trinity (Louisville), 10/5 at Male (Louisville), 10/12 DuPont Manual (Louisville), 10/26 at St. Xavier (Cincinnati, OH)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Trinity (Louisville) (92), Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati, OH) (64.8), St. Xavier (Cincinnati, OH) (59.9)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Doss (Louisville) (-0.8), Fern Creek (Louisville) (4.3), Male (Louisville) (29.3)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 37.8 (38.8 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 41
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #43
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%