Blooming Prairie (MN) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Awesome Blossoms Colors: Black/White/Red Coach: Chad Gimbel League: Gopher Valley A Playoff Division: A Playoff Division Rank: #2 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2013 JV Record: 0-7 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS John Rumpza 6'6" 195 Senior QB 4.96 Cole Byers-Sunde 6'0" 165 Senior WR/CB 4.62 Jake Decker 5'11" 170 Senior RB/LB 4.85 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Team Speed, Size On OL Team Weaknesses: Depth RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 16 2013 National Rank: #4214 2013 State Rank: #65 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2014 Starting Power Rating: 21.2 2014 National Rank: #2894 2014 State Rank: #44 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 12 Dynasty National Rank: #4290 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.5 Dynasty Record: 95-26 (55-8 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 10-1 2013 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2013 Points For Average: 31.8 2013 Points Against Average: 10.8 2013 Differential: +21 2013 Wins: #4252 Bethlehem Academy (Faribault) (24-7), #5435 Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity (Lester Prairie) (30-15), #6189 Maple River (Mapleton) (36-28), #8188 United South Central (Wells) (40-0), #8825 Fillmore Central (Harmony) (29-0), #9327 New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva (New Richland) (28-7), #9832 St. Clair (35-14), #11940 Waterville-Elysian-Morristown (Waterville) (20-7), #12906 Loyola (Mankato) (46-7), #13247 Kingsland (Spring Valley) (42-6) 2013 Losses: #4252 Bethlehem Academy (Faribault) (28-20) 2013 Opponents W-L: 54-60 Recent League Championships: 2013, 2012 (tied for 1st), 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010, 2009, 2008 (tied for 1st), 2007, 2006, 2005 Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1 Streak List: 8/29/14 Loyola (Mankato) (48-13) SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/29 Loyola (Mankato), 9/5 at Waterville-Elysian-Morristown (Waterville), 9/12 Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity (Lester Prairie), 9/19 at St. Clair, 9/27 at Bethlehem Academy (Faribault), 10/3 United South Central (Wells), 10/10 Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton (Janesville), 10/15 at New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva (New Richland) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Bethlehem Academy (Faribault) (20.5), Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity (Lester Prairie) (10.5), New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva (New Richland) (0.1) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Loyola (Mankato) (-26.4), Waterville-Elysian-Morristown (Waterville) (-14.4), St. Clair (-8.2) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.4 (-4.5 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.5 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.9 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #172 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8646 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1 2014 Projected League Finish: 1st 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 43% |