Sioux City North (Sioux City, IA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Stars
Colors: Red/White/Navy
Coach: Jon Niemic
League: 4A District 1 (moving from 4A Division 2)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #15

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 3-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Robert Neustrom 6'3" 215 Senior TE/S 4.70
Daniel Tillo 6'4" 210 Senior QB/S 4.90
Zach Kraus 5'10" 185 Senior LB 5.20

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB, Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Lines

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 6.4
2013 National Rank: #6377
2013 State Rank: #70
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 6.6
2014 National Rank: #6041
2014 State Rank: #65
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -5.7
Dynasty National Rank: #10044
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.6
Dynasty Record: 40-64 (21-28 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 4-6
2013 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2013 Points For Average: 26.9
2013 Points Against Average: 36.2
2013 Differential: -9.3
2013 Wins: #6446 Lincoln [Abraham] (Council Bluffs) (32-21), #8859 Fort Dodge (62-39), #9116 Sioux City West (Sioux City) (34-26), #13834 Des Moines North (Des Moines) (42-0)
2013 Losses: #303 Bishop Heelan Catholic (Sioux City) (48-13), #510 Valley (West Des Moines) (69-13), #1300 Ames (52-42), #2695 Sioux City East (Sioux City) (34-7), #5113 Johnston (28-17), #6393 Ankeny (45-7)
2013 Opponents W-L: 61-47
Recent League Championships: 2007 (Missouri River)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/4/14 Fort Dodge (36-29)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Lincoln [Abraham] (Council Bluffs), 9/4 Fort Dodge, 9/12 at Sioux City East (Sioux City), 9/19 Sioux City West (Sioux City), 9/26 at Jefferson [Thomas] (Council Bluffs), 10/2 Ames, 10/10 at Ankeny, 10/17 at Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill), 10/24 Des Moines East (Des Moines)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Ames (29.6), Southeast Polk (Pleasant Hill) (26.8), Sioux City East (Sioux City) (23.8)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Jefferson [Thomas] (Council Bluffs) (-19.5), Des Moines East (Des Moines) (-11.9), Sioux City West (Sioux City) (-5)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.5 (16.5 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.8
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.3
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #35
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5873
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%