St. Mark's (Wilmington, DE) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Spartans Colors: Green/Gold Coach: John Wilson League: Freelance Playoff Division: I Playoff Division Rank: #4 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2013 JV Record: 2-4-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Rhet Schweizer 5'10" 175 Junior WR/DB 4.40 Markquise Normand 5'10" 210 Junior FB/LB 4.50 Matt Williams 6'3" 170 Junior QB/DB 4.80 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience On OL Team Weaknesses: Replacing Key Starters On Defense, Offensive Backfield RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 32.8 2013 National Rank: #1451 2013 State Rank: #5 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2014 Starting Power Rating: 30 2014 National Rank: #1560 2014 State Rank: #5 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 25 Dynasty National Rank: #1435 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.3 Dynasty Record: 85-38 HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 7-4 2013 League Record/Finish: 2013 Points For Average: 23.2 2013 Points Against Average: 14.7 2013 Differential: +8.5 2013 Wins: #1460 Rodney [Caesar] (Camden) (19-17), #3788 Penn [William] (New Castle) (28-0), #4466 Sussex Central (Georgetown) (33-13), #4602 Sussex Tech (Georgetown) (41-0), #5485 Oxford (PA) (30-7), #7980 Delaware Military Academy (Wilmington) (31-0), #11477 St. Elizabeth (Wilmington) (31-0) 2013 Losses: #48 Paramus Catholic (Paramus, NJ) (56-6), #252 Salesianum (Wilmington) (21-0), #1080 Dover (20-12), #1080 Dover (28-24) 2013 Opponents W-L: 78-42 Recent State Championships: 2010 Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 9/6 at Penn [William] (New Castle), 9/12 Sussex Tech (Georgetown), 9/19 at Sussex Central (Georgetown), 9/26 at Dover, 10/4 at Delaware Military Academy (Wilmington), 10/10 Montclair (NJ), 10/17 at Salesianum (Wilmington), 10/24 Rodney [Caesar] (Camden), 10/31 St. Elizabeth (Wilmington), 11/7 at Archbishop Spalding (Severn, MD) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Salesianum (Wilmington) (48.6), Montclair (NJ) (46.8), Dover (38.8) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: St. Elizabeth (Wilmington) (-13.9), Delaware Military Academy (Wilmington) (-2.9), Sussex Central (Georgetown) (14.9) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.2 (25.1 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.9 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.7 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #2 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1307 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |