| Newman Catholic (Mason City, IA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Knights Colors: Cardinal/White Coach: Mike Dirksen League: A District 3 (moving from A District 2) Playoff Division: A Playoff Division Rank: #13 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Ruiz Detrick 6'7" 360 Senior OL/DL Joseph Verstegen 6'2" 170 Senior QB/DB Spencer Wihlm 6'2" 170 Senior TE/LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Team Speed, Returning Key Starters Team Weaknesses: Small Senior Class, Physically Undersized RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: -4.4 2013 National Rank: #8968 2013 State Rank: #124 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.2 2014 Starting Power Rating: -3.9 2014 National Rank: #8862 2014 State Rank: #120 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 4.1 Dynasty National Rank: #6811 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8 Dynasty Record: 80-40 (52-20 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 4-6 2013 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th) 2013 Points For Average: 23.2 2013 Points Against Average: 22.7 2013 Differential: +0.5 2013 Wins: #10035 Belmond-Klemme (Belmond) (35-21), #11551 Lake Mills (43-28), #13555 Southeast Webster-Grand (Burnside) (41-22), #13780 West Hancock (Britt) (42-31) 2013 Losses: #1221 West Lyon (Inwood) (35-12), #1793 St. Edmond (Fort Dodge) (27-20), #3637 Bishop Garrigan (Algona) (15-13), #7294 St. Ansgar (13-6), #7330 AGWSR (Ackley) (21-13), #9324 Prairie Valley (Gowrie) (14-7) 2013 Opponents W-L: 68-39 Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010, 2007 (1A District 3), 2003 (1A District 4) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/29 St. Ansgar, 9/5 at St. Edmond (Fort Dodge), 9/12 at North Butler (Greene), 9/19 Bishop Garrigan (Algona), 9/26 at North Union (Armstrong), 10/3 at West Hancock (Britt), 10/10 Nashua-Plainfield (Nashua), 10/17 at Central Springs (Manly), 10/24 Belmond-Klemme (Belmond) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: St. Edmond (Fort Dodge) (32.5), Bishop Garrigan (Algona) (18.8), St. Ansgar (2.6) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: West Hancock (Britt) (-35.3), Central Springs (Manly) (-30), North Union (Armstrong) (-22.7) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.5 (2.7 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.7 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.8 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #141 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9902 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |