La Crosse Central (La Crosse, WI)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Red Raiders
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Tony Servais
League: Mississippi Valley
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2012 JV Record: 3-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Ben Faga 6'3" 235 Senior OLB/TE 5.00
Jalen Mathes 6'0" 500 Senior LB 4.90
Mitchell Johnson 5'8" 170 RB/S 4.80

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Senior Class
Team Weaknesses: Small OL

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 22.6
2012 National Rank: #2891
2012 State Rank: #62
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 25.1
2013 National Rank: #2207
2013 State Rank: #44
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 8.9
Dynasty National Rank: #5488
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.2
Dynasty Record: 30-20 (19-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 8-2
2012 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (1st)
2012 Points For Average: 27.5
2012 Points Against Average: 18.7
2012 Differential: +8.8
2012 Wins: #3024 Kingsford (MI) (36-14), #3311 Holmen (17-14), #4345 Aquinas (La Crosse) (35-32), #4689 Eau Claire Memorial (Eau Claire) (9-7), #4922 Tomah (34-24), #5498 Merrill (38-20), #8273 Onalaska (42-6), #10233 Sparta (42-7)
2012 Losses: #3208 Logan (La Crosse) (16-0), #3208 Logan (La Crosse) (47-22)
2012 Opponents W-L: 48-49
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2009 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/23/13 Eau Claire North (Eau Claire) (47-12)

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/23 Eau Claire North (Eau Claire), 8/30 at Eau Claire Memorial (Eau Claire), 9/6 Tomah, 9/13 at Holmen, 9/20 Logan (La Crosse), 9/27 at Aquinas (La Crosse), 10/4 Onalaska, 10/11 at Merrill, 10/18 at Sparta
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Holmen (23.8), Logan (La Crosse) (22.3), Eau Claire Memorial (Eau Claire) (13.8)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Eau Claire North (Eau Claire) (-12.6), Sparta (-9.6), Onalaska (-1)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.9 (13.1 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.1
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.8
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #137
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5215
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2013 Projected League Finish: 1st
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 20%