| Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Hammond, LA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Falcons Colors: Burgundy/Gray Coach: John White League: 2A District 7 (moving from 2A District 8) Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #10 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2012 JV Record: 6-2 Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Reid Travis 6'1" 300 Senior T 5.50 James Cox 6'1" 195 Senior RB/DB 4.50 Edwin Alexander 6'3" 295 Sophomore DT 5.20 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: 4 Returning OL Starters, RB Cox Returns From Injury, Easier Schedule Team Weaknesses: Need To Find LBs, Need To Create Depth In Secondary RATINGS 2012 Final Power Rating: 3.7 2012 National Rank: #7064 2012 State Rank: #151 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2013 Starting Power Rating: 7.8 2013 National Rank: #5787 2013 State Rank: #121 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 7.8 Dynasty National Rank: #5785 2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.4 Dynasty Record: 32-23 [33-22 on the field] (18-6 in league) HISTORICAL 2012 Overall Record: 5-5 2012 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2012 Points For Average: 32 2012 Points Against Average: 28.4 2012 Differential: +3.6 2012 Wins: #5034 Bonnabel [Alfred] (Kenner) (38-10), #7289 Northlake Christian (Covington) (28-20), #8752 Pope John Paul II (Slidell) (28-19), #9471 Pine (Franklinton) (44-36), #11982 St. Helena Central (Greensburg) (52-6) 2012 Losses: #2628 Loranger (39-19), #3987 Springfield (28-20), #5443 Loreauville (42-28), #5735 St. Michael (Baton Rouge) (35-21), #6840 Sterlington (49-42) 2012 Opponents W-L: 64-44 Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; 2A District 8), 2008 (2A District 9), 2007 (2A District 9) Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none SCHEDULE 2013 Schedule: 9/6 Loranger, 9/13 at Albany, 9/20 Clark [Joseph S.] (New Orleans), 9/27 at Pope John Paul II (Slidell), 10/4 Pine (Franklinton), 10/11 at Archbishop Hannan (Covington), 10/18 Northlake Christian (Covington), 10/25 at St. Helena Central (Greensburg), 11/1 Mt. Hermon, 11/8 at Springfield Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Loranger (21.8), Springfield (20.4), Northlake Christian (Covington) (6.3) Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Mt. Hermon (-40.8), St. Helena Central (Greensburg) (-19.1), Albany (-19) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.2 (5.1 overall) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.9 2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.1 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #208 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9877 2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1% |